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[ Wed, Apr 23rd 2025 ]: Politico
Gen Z, Media Illiterates

French media companies sue Meta over business practices

French media companies, including Le Figaro and Le Monde, have filed a lawsuit against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, alleging that the tech giant has failed to comply with a 2019 French law requiring digital platforms to negotiate fair payment with news publishers for the use of their content. The lawsuit, lodged with the Paris judicial court, claims that Meta has not engaged in good faith negotiations and has not provided a satisfactory response to the publishers' demands for compensation. This legal action follows a similar lawsuit filed by French media companies against Google, which resulted in a settlement in which Google agreed to pay French publishers for the use of their content.

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