Facebook, Google, Microsoft and other online giants that display or link to news content would have to pay “journalism usage fees” to media companies under a measure the California Assembly passed Thursday just before a key deadline.
But despite the bipartisan 55-6 vote, it is unclear how much momentum the California Journalism Preservation Act, as the bill is titled, will carry over into the Senate, where it is likely to be amended and will face another barrage of opposition.
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