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Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform

The Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia on May 16, 2012. [AP Photo]

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. said Tuesday it will be "forced to consider" removing news content from its platform if Congress passes legislation requiring tech companies to pay news outlets for their material.

The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, if passed, would allow news companies to collectively negotiate with social platforms over the terms on which their material appears on their sites.

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