New York. In the US, the dispute between Facebook and the government over the social media law seems to be increasing. In view of this, Facebook's parent company Meta has threatened to remove News Feed from its platform. Meta Inc on Monday threatened to remove news from its platform if the US Congress passes a resolution aimed at making it easier for news organizations in view of collectively negotiating with companies like Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook.
Giving details on the matter, sources said the lawmakers are considering including the Journalism Competition and Protection Act in the annual defense bill as a way to help the struggling local news industry.
Meta spokesman Andy Stone said in a tweet that if the law is passed, it would be considered a move to force the company to consider removing news from its platform. He said the resolution tabled in Parliament on the media law fails to recognize that publishers and broadcasters put content on social media platforms because "it benefits their bottom line – not the other side".
The News Media Alliance, a trade group representing newspaper publishers, is urging the US Congress to add the bill to the defense bill. The Alliance argues that 'local papers cannot tolerate many more years of the use and misuse of large technology, And the time to take action is steadily decreasing. If Congress doesn't act soon, we'll risk allowing social media to become America's de facto local newspaper."
A similar Australian law, which shut down Facebook News Feeds in the country after talks with big tech firms in March 2021, has largely done its job, a government report said.
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