Proposed #digital link tax bill #JCPA would fail to accomplish stated goals of benefitting journalists while creating new problems for websites, the digital economy, & the #internet itself.

Learn more from @CatoInstitute:
https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/link-tax-wont-save-newspaper-industry

Re-introduced #tech-targeted #antitrust bills like #AICOA & #JCPA lack strong factual basis & sound #economics - issues raised by bipartisan lawmakers as well as experts from @mercatus years ago.

https://www.mercatus.org/research/policy-briefs/policy-spotlight-antitrust-policy-and-consumer-welfare-standard

The #JCPA - which failed for the 2nd time last Congress - still has significant problems and constitutional infirmities and should not be made law.

Learn more: https://www.project-disco.org/competition/the-return-of-the-jcpa-third-time-isnt-the-charm/

This week, lawmakers reintroduced dangerous bills #JCPA and #AICOA, which failed last Congress due to serious concerns with national security, competition with China, and harms to the U.S. economy that sponsors have yet to address. CCIA urges lawmakers to reject both bills.

While #JCPA passed committee, Senators on both sides of the vote & aisle said the legislation remains dangerously flawed. This bill is far from ready for floor action.

https://ccianet.org/library/letter-senate-judiciary-committee-jcpa/

#JCPA, a harmful #digital news bill, risks creating news cartels & giving gov’t increased control over news media. CCIA is disappointed in the SJC’s vote to pass JCPA & urges lawmakers to reject this misguided legislation.

The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (#JCPA) has resurfaced and is scheduled for markup in the Senate Judiciary Committee. However, the JCPA has significant problems and constitutional infirmities and should not be made law. 
https://www.project-disco.org/competition/the-return-of-the-jcpa-third-time-isnt-the-charm/

The #JCPA failed last Congress because it presents serious risks to #internet users, #competition, and the economy.

Learn more: https://www.project-disco.org/competition/090122-the-jcpa-hasnt-improved-with-age/

The #JCPA likely violates the #FirstAmendment by requiring sites to carry publishers’ speech, would inhibit removal of misinformation, & would grant a partial #antitrust exemption permitting favored businesses to form cartels.

https://www.project-disco.org/competition/the-risks-of-reintroducing-harmful-antitrust-legislation/

CCIA penned a letter to lawmakers ahead of committee markup of #JCPA to express serious #FirstAmendment, #ContentModeration, and #competition concerns with the bill.

https://ccianet.org/news/2023/06/ccia-submits-letter-asking-senate-committee-to-reject-unconstitutional-jcpa/

More Data Concludes Social Media is Driving Even Less Traffic to News Sites

While Bill C-18 supporters continue to insist that social media depends entirely on news links, more data is showing otherwise.

The large news websites in Canada are already getting a nice healthy taste of "finding ou

https://www.freezenet.ca/more-data-concludes-social-media-is-driving-even-less-traffic-to-news-sites/

#Copyright #BillC18 #Canada #Facebook #Google #JCPA #Meta #socialmedia #Twitter #US

Experts from @mercatus pointed out the lack of strong factual basis & sound #economics behind #tech-targeted #antitrust regulation years ago- a critique that remains relevant for bills like #AICOA & #JCPA this session.

https://www.mercatus.org/research/policy-briefs/policy-spotlight-antitrust-policy-and-consumer-welfare-standard

The reality of the Australian model for Bill C-18:
“the first time governments have interceded to mandate platforms pay news organizations. And no evidence that the dollars that flowed actually meant more journalism”

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The Australian Bargaining Code is often hailed as a success by those calling for similar rules in the US (see the #JCPA).

But research fails to show that the code has resulted in more journalism or reversed t…
https://twitter.com/TimKarr/status/1643291015401414656

The #JCPA failed last Congress because lawmakers failed to address serious #FirstAmendment, #ContentModeration, and #competition concerns. CCIA urges Congress to reject this re-introduced bill.

On the final day of @ABAesq’s annual #antitrust spring meeting, CCIA reminds lawmakers of the risks to #internet users, #competition, & the economy posed by competition bills like #JCPA that failed last Congress.

https://www.project-disco.org/competition/the-risks-of-reintroducing-harmful-antitrust-legislation/

Columnist: Trade Retaliation Over Bill C-11, C-18 Won’t Happen Because ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

A columnist decided to take a crack as to why the US won't issue trade retaliation against Canada over Bill C-11 and C-18. It was pathetic.

https://www.freezenet.ca/columnist-trade-retaliation-over-bill-c-11-c-18-wont-happen-because-%c2%af_%e3%83%84_-%c2%af/

#Censorship #Copyright #International #BillC-11 #BillC-18 #Canada #column #CUSMA #HughStephens #JCPA #NationalPost #trade #US #USMCA #USTR

Cory Doctorow @pluralistic wrote: The EU's top privacy regulator may declare Facebook's business model illegal, banning surveillance-based ads: https://pluralistic.net/2022/12/07/luck-of-the-irish/#schrems-revenge
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#JCPA #surveillance #adModel #networkEffects #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #WhatsApp #cookieWall #business #commercial surveillance #consent theater #contextualAdvertising #corruption #dma #dsa #eu #gdpr #ireland #link tax #Schrems #noyb #private #surveillance #advertising @dataGovernance

US Link Taxes Won’t Be Part of Year End “Must Pass” Legislation

The threat of link taxes in the US has been averted as they won't be part of the year end "must pass" bills.

Canada is certainly not alone when it comes to debating the completely insane idea of link taxes. In the US, there is a bill known as the JCPA (or Journalism Comp

https://www.freezenet.ca/us-link-taxes-wont-be-part-of-year-end-must-pass-legislation/

#Copyright #EFF #JCPA #LinkTaxes #Media #NDAA #US

Our weekly newsletter is out, with updates on #JCPA, #KOSA, #OAMA, #COPPA 2.0, the last podcast of the year, and more:

https://techfreedom.substack.com/p/on-free-speech-techfreedom-gets-results

Facebook Threatens to Pull News Links from Platform in Both Canada and the US

Facebook has warned that they could block news sharing in both Canada and the US. It seems they don't like paying ransoms.

Both Canada and the US are currently actively considering link tax legislation. Both are built on the comple

https://www.freezenet.ca/facebook-threatens-to-pull-news-links-from-platform-in-both-canada-and-the-us/

#Copyright #BillC-18 #Canada #Facebook #JCPA #LinkTax #Meta #US