Labour will throw its weight behind government plans to force tech giants to pay for news on their platforms - setting up a likely showdown with Facebook. 🤖 A row could prove embarrassing for one Meta executive: former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg
Similar laws are currently under consideration in Canada and the US, and the UK plans are expected to pass quickly with Labour vowing to support the reforms.
Party sources have said they intend to back the Bill, with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer stating late last year that it was “only fair” that news outlets be “rewarded for their work” insisting that it should not be that Google and Facebook profit most from such content.temporarily refusing to carry any news content from dozens of the country’s news providers, implementing an effective blackout in retaliation to the proposals.
An Australia-style showdown with the UK is likely to be embarrassing for Meta’s president for global affairs – who is none other than
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