US could follow Australia in making Facebook, Google pay for news

by Leandra Bernstein

Wed, March 17th 2021, 10:10 PM UTC

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2019, file photo, an iPhone displays the Facebook app in New Orleans. U.S. lawmakers introduced a new bill to allow news organizations to collectively bargain for Google and Facebook to pay for content. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

U.S. lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation to allow news organization to bargain with Facebook and Google over paying for content. (Credit:Carlos Flores/WPDE)

Newspapers being printed in printing press. (Photo: Getty Images)

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FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2019, file photo, an iPhone displays the Facebook app in New Orleans. U.S. lawmakers introduced a new bill to allow news organizations to collectively bargain for Google and Facebook to pay for content. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

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