Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms Inc. on Wednesday threated to block users in California from sharing news articles if lawmakers in its home state pass legislation requiring some tech companies to pay news publishers.
The California Journalism Preservation Act, which is up for a vote in the state Assembly on Thursday, would require social-media platforms that make money on online ads through distributing news articles to pay a fee to support digital news publishers. Under the bill, news organizations would be required…
