meet the journalism usage fee

California passed AB886 (2023 | CA) that would require tech companies to pay a portion of their social media ad revenues, to be determined by arbitration, to the “journalism usage fee.” This fee will be paid to “news organizations producing content that is shared on their platforms.” The goal being to shore up California’s struggling news outlets.

Sacramento Bee | California Assembly ignores Meta’s threat, votes to pass the Journalism Preservation Act