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French newspapers want social media platform X to pay for news reuse


It’s rare when French newspapers team up and agree on something. But major publications, such as Le Monde, Le Figaro and Le Parisien have collectively

Under EU law, digital platforms are required to negotiate with publishers to remunerate them for news reuse. After a prolonged dispute, Meta and Google have signed deals with news publishers in France. As a result, judges at the Paris Court of Justice will now face the complex task of determining the value of article previews shared on X.

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