{"id":1635669,"date":"2022-09-07T17:21:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T21:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1635669"},"modified":"2022-09-07T17:22:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T21:22:11","slug":"new-legislation-raises-fears-of-big-tech-media-collusion-against-independent-outlets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-legislation-raises-fears-of-big-tech-media-collusion-against-independent-outlets\/","title":{"rendered":"New Legislation Raises Fears of Big Tech\u2013Media Collusion Against Independent Outlets"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-legislation-raises-fears-of-big-tech-media-collusion-against-independent-outlets%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1635669&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Senate bill is raising fears among some for its potential to enable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-big-tech\">Big Tech<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-mainstream-media\">mainstream media<\/a> outlets to collude against smaller and independent media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation, dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/1735\/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Journalism+Competition+and+Preservation+Act%22%2C%22Journalism%22%2C%22Competition%22%2C%22and%22%2C%22Preservation%22%2C%22Act%22%5D%7D&amp;r=1&amp;s=4\">the Journalism Competition and Protection Act (JCPA)<\/a>, would supersede some existing antitrust laws and allow media companies to band together to negotiate with Big Tech platforms, such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the JCPA states: \u201cA news content creator may not be held liable under the antitrust laws for engaging in negotiations with any other news content creator during the 4-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act to collectively withhold content from, or negotiate with, an online content distributor regarding the terms on which the news content of the news content creator may be distributed by the online content distributor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This means that online and print media outlets, including some of the largest and longest-established names in the industry, could band together in a kind of media union to demand concessions from tech companies in order for the coalition to continue to allow their content on the platform. Under existing antitrust laws, such cartels\u2014which describe a collusion of firms in an industry that have joined together for a common financial or industry outcome\u2014are decidedly illegal.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents of the JCPA have presented it as a much-needed panacea to address the dwindling number of dedicated local media companies who, proponents say, are often left behind in the umbrella of Big Tech algorithms and advertising capacity.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/u-s-house-of-representatives-save-local-news?utm_source=share_petition&amp;utm_medium=custom_url&amp;recruited_by_id=93d32e80-efb2-11eb-a72b-eb2bfc101728\">change.org petition<\/a>\u00a0that has garnered more than 23,000 signatures, the News Media Alliance, one of the most outspoken supporters of the legislation, explained this position, presenting it as a hardline position against the reach of Big Tech power and influence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, many local newspapers are struggling to stay in business,\u201d the petition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Senate bill is raising fears among some for its potential to enable Big Tech and mainstream media outlets to collude against smaller and independent media outlets. 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