The European Union backs Italy's right to make Meta pay for news
114 points by giuliomagnifico
by neksn
7 subcomments
The demographics of this site have changed so much that people here are applauding… that it is now illegal to embed opengraph information on Facebook? This is deranged. And it only happens because the government is in bed with legacy media. The government being in bed with the media is awful for the common person.
Embedding opengraph data is a clear case of fair use, and it’s sad to see all of this coming from a community that has long been against copyright.
by maxdo
3 subcomments
Good for these news corps , bad for consumers. Free News websites almost 100% consist of ads trash .
by GenerWork
3 subcomments
Why won't Meta just stop showing Italian news now?
by bilekas
2 subcomments
It so nice to see megacorps not being allowed to whatever they like as in the US. The EU has regulations and standards. If you don't follow them you can't just try to sue the body. Just follow the rules like you're supposed to. It's quite simply really.
by forestingfisher
4 subcomments
Does this mean HN will have to pay for all the links too? Tired of this overregulation
by greatgib
0 subcomment
Sadly, nowadays most eu country officials are corrupted by money or influence... And most media are owned by billionaires that are good friends with officials.
by pcardoso
1 subcomments
If Meta refuses to back down and removes news from the feed, could that actually be a net positive? It might push people to visit newspaper sites or apps deliberately, rather than stumbling across news passively and mistaking that for being informed.
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