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House Judiciary Hearing: Online Platforms and Market Power
What: Hearing on “Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 6: Examining the Dominance of Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Apple” When: Wednesday, July 29 at 12:00 ... Read More
#BlackLivesMatter: Featured Editorials
News publishers across the country and around the world have long been witnesses to and reporters of historical moments and movements. Journalists have been on ... Read More
Recording Now Available! Facebook Live Event: Freedom of the Press and our Path Forward
Recording now available! - Hosted by Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, a panel will discuss the importance of protecting press freedom, the recent uptick in violence ... Read More
Ad: Dear Facebook Advertisers – Let’s Talk
As advertisers boycott Facebook due to concerns about their ads appearing next to questionable content, let them know that your news publication provides quality content ... Read More
EARN IT Act Unanimously Passes Committee
On July 2, the bipartisan “EARN IT Act,” which is aimed at eliminating the sexual exploitation of children on the internet by imposing restrictions on big tech's ... Read More
Enforcement of California Privacy Law Begins
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) began on July 1, despite numerous requests for it to be postponed ... Read More
UK’s Competition and Markets Authority Calls for Greater Regulation of Digital Marketplace
On July 1, the United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) released its final market study report on online platforms and digital advertising. The study, ... Read More
New Facebook Policy Priorities Original News Content
On June 30, Facebook announced that original reporting with transparent authorship would be ranked higher in users’ News Feeds. Facebook hopes that by boosting original ... Read More
New York Times Opts Out of Apple News
On June 30, the New York Times announced its content will no longer appear on Apple News, starting July 6. The Times reports that it could not ... Read More
Google Announces Plan to Start Paying Some News Publishers
On June 25, Google published a blog with its plan to start a “licensing program to support the news industry.” The program is supposed to ... Read More
