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There is no love lost between me and Google, but then I have zero regard for "news" organizations that are attempting to strong-arm funds from Google for their
by ratsmack 2y ago
There is no love lost between me and Google, but then I have zero regard for "news" organizations that are attempting to strong-arm funds from Google for their failing business model.
- jeffbee 2y ago100%. I can't think of a less empathetic beneficiary of this bill than Chatham Asset Management and the other vulture firms that are overseeing the destruction of the news business.
- mc32 2y agoI agree with this sentiment 100%. They've (diff news orgs and gov'ts) tried this tactic elsewhere and they have failed, but there still are folks who think if they try again, this time they will be lucky or they can find a sympathetic ear in the gov't to do the dirty work for them.
- LegitShady 2y agois it news orgs or governments? News orgs can't enact taxes without co-opting governments to pass laws. But I agree these link taxes are a fundamentally broken concept where legacy media looks to strongarm funds out of others for sharing their publicly shared news.
- maronato 2y agoIt’s news orgs through lobbying
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