California bills could restore journalism after Big Tech’s ‘second gold rush’ pushed industry to the brink

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For decades, Google and other tech giants have exerted power and gutted California news outlets. Bills like SB 1327 could restore journalism.

Email addressCalMatters reporter Ben Christopher and others interview Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2018. Two bills pending in the Legislature would make Big Tech companies share revenues with news outlets. Photo by Robbie Short, CalMattersa commentary forum aiming to broaden our understanding of the state and spotlight Californians directly impacted by policy or its absence.

These mega-platforms have unfairly leveraged consumer data to profit from and control advertising markets. The advantage these platforms have gained has come at the expense of newsrooms built on advertising dollars, contributing to wave after wave of journalists losing their jobs as newspapers have shrunk, consolidated or shuttered over the last decade.

Press freedom is enshrined in the First Amendment of the Constitution, recognized as a vital check on government power. It is a right worth fighting for. In addition to turning off news searches, Google has threatened to eliminate its nonprofit news-giving . The flag colors of Big Tech are flying and we see the teeth beneath.

 

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