Meta has provided its official statement on the California Journalism Preservation Act, making it clear the company is not a fan of the bill that would charge platforms with paying for news content hosted there. Should the bill go through, Meta plans to remove news content from Facebook and Instagram.
The company’s communications director, Andy Stone, posted a statement on Twitter announcing Meta’s official stance on the matter.
The bill in question would require sites such as Facebook to pay a fee to news providers in exchange for those providers’ work appearing on the platforms.