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The European Union backs Italy’s right to make Meta pay for news

Nieman Lab 12 May 2026 13h ago
The European Union backs Italy’s right to make Meta pay for news
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Meta must comply with Italian law requiring it to negotiate with and fairly compensate news publishers for the the use of their content, according to a ruling by the Europe’s highest court on Tuesday. The decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found that EU copyright law doesn’t prohibit individual countries...
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