Media
Parasite or paragon? Searching for the real story behind Big Tech and the news
Depending which side of the debate you’re on, search engines and social media giants are generously offering tools to help users share what interests them, or are cynically sucking the lifeblood out of journalism to turn a profit. Jonathan Keane reports
When French newswire AFP recently filed its lawsuit against X, the former Twitter, it became the latest salvo in the ongoing saga of the tumultuous relationship between Big Tech and the news media.
AFP wants the Elon Musk-owned company to cough up money for using its news content on its platform, which is allowed for under the EU copyright directive.
The ‘neighbouring rights’ provisions in the legislation mean publishers can demand payment when snippets of ...
