Archive for tech platforms – Page 6
Statement: Australia Passes News Media Bargaining Code, Platforms Must Pay for News
Today, the Australian Parliament voted to pass the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission news media bargaining code, which requires the dominant tech platforms to, among ... Read More
Statement: Facebook to Restrict Sharing of News in Australia
Facebook has announced it will limit sharing and viewing of news by publishers and users in Australia on its platform, in response to the proposed ... Read More
Statement: News Media Alliance Applauds Australian News Media Bargaining Code Report Requiring Big Tech to Pay for News
The News Media Alliance commends the release today of the Australian Parliament’s Economics Legislation Committee Report on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) News ... Read More
Statement: News Media Alliance Applauds Microsoft for Support of Australia Bargaining Code
Microsoft President Brad Smith today outlined Microsoft’s support for the proposed bargaining code in Australia that would, among other things, require dominant tech platforms to ... Read More
Statement: Ad Tech Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Should Stay in Texas
Today, the News Media Alliance submitted a Declaration with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to strongly advocate to keep the ... Read More
Alliance CEO: Congress Must Give Local News Publishers a Chance
On December 28, National Review published a column by News Media Alliance President & CEO, David Chavern, discussing the recent lawsuit by ten attorneys general ... Read More
News Media Alliance Testimony: Department of Justice Sec. 230 Workshop
On February 19, 2020, Alliance President & CEO David Chavern will testify at the Department of Justice Workshop on Section 230 of the Communications Decency ... Read More
A Few Epiphanies of My Own
Ken Doctor did a recent piece on “epiphanies” that caused me to think of a few of my own. Ken is right that the ultimate answer ... Read More
RCFP, 57 Media Groups Object to Restrictions on Press During Upcoming Senate Impeachment Trial
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the 57 undersigned media organizations write in opposition to restrictions on the press during the upcoming ... Read More
CEO Statement: Senate Leader Mitch McConnell is Latest Co-Sponsor of Journalism Competition & Preservation Act
We are very pleased that Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has signed on as the latest co-sponsor and highest ranking official on the Journalism Competition and ... Read More
