U.S. agency needs new powers to protect local news industry: senator

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission needs new powers to protect the struggling U.S. local news industry from unfair competition from large technology companies, a senior U.S. lawmaker said.

will testify Wednesday at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing that is expected to discuss their impact on local journalism.

Cantwell told Reuters that “beyond just making sure that they live to fight another day” Congress must address “unfair competition” facing local news outlets that “hold governments accountable” and provide other services.This month, Google said it planned to pay $1 billion to publishers globally for their news over the next three years.

 

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New Media REGULATOR? IN A REPUBLICAN PARTY? I always thought Americans were so super crazy that surely a Hitler would be shot or blown up long before the vote. Little did I know, the crazy leaned Hitler (white Supremacy)

The Senator lost me at “needs new powers”

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