Sen. Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford) introduced the Journalism Preservation Act (SB3591), which would require Meta, Google, and other social media companies to pay news outlets a usage fee for each time a publisher’s content is displayed to Illinois users.
Friday, March 15, 2024
Meta threatens to strip news stories from Facebook, Instagram users in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, is threatening to pull news content off its platforms if Illinois passes a bill that would require it pay news outlets for sharing links to their articles.
