Google has threatened to remove California-based news content from its platform, sparking a debate on the impact of Big Tech on local journalism, framed as 'Google vs. California journalism'. This move comes in response to actions by California's government, led by Governor Gavin Newsom, which have been criticized for attempting to regulate the news industry, with some calling it 'Another Gavin Newsom success story!' and noting that 'California regulates success'. The situation highlights the struggle between local news outlets, which are facing financial difficulties, and tech giants that profit from news content. Senator Amy Klobuchar has called for the passage of the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act to support local newsrooms, emphasizing the urgency of the issue as local newspapers continue to go out of business.
California regulates success and then after they kill an industry, they subsidize it. Gov Newsom is trying to mandate journalism he likes, so now Google is going to remove outlets California wants to mandate from its search results. Only government wins https://t.co/OzwJnHh9OT
Local newspapers are going out of business while Big Tech makes record profits off news content. Now, Google is blocking readers from accessing local news. It’s long past time for Congress to pass my Journalism Competition and Preservation Act to support local newsrooms. https://t.co/FgnI7xYaLP
Google vs. California journalism. https://t.co/zw8oYOPurr @anitachabria https://t.co/ssr4udFGZr
Another Gavin Newsom success story! 🤪🤣 https://t.co/RCDlFJF7Nr
My response to Google’s dangerous threat to remove California-based news content ⬇️ https://t.co/OHmFsOVuwu