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New bill could bring battle between tech and news publishers to the US – Source CNET Tech

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US lawmakers are pushing a bill that would give news publishers the ability to get together to negotiate with the likes of Google and Facebook over issues around reader data and payment for content.

On Wednesday, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Sen. John Kennedy introduced the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act.

“Newspapers are locked in a life-or-death struggle with tech giants like Google and Facebook, and it’s not a fair…

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