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0 pointsAnimalMuppet3y ago0 comments

Yes, that's how it usually goes with social goods. That's why many of them are government functions rather than a private businesses.

I'm not sure that local news is something I want as a government function, though...

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s1artibartfast3y ago· 3 in thread

Exactly. And we rarely use regulation to force unwilling parties to produce or pay for them. This is like making a regulation saying that public parks are good, so restaurants have to build parks.

text04043y ago

you don't need a metaphor here. the world's largest communications platform is using content generated by journalism organizations to make money, and those orgs are now asking for a piece of it. it's that simple.

s1artibartfast3y ago

Yes, and it is in no way the responsibility of the communication platforms to ensure journalist are profitable.

Furthermore, those communications platforms should be able to say "No" if journalists demand payment for incoming traffic to their articles.

text04043y ago

> Yes, and it is in no way the responsibility of the communication platforms to ensure journalist are profitable.

they aren't. this is akin to licensing content.

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