Facebook threatens to ban news in the US over journalism bill

Re:Facebook threatens to ban news in the US over journalism ... by Eisenstein on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @01:48PM (#33885076)

Something needs to be done to monetize journalism online that doesn't depend on ads. I know that people are generally not willing to pay for subscriptions, or at least I am not, when the sources are so numerous. If there were a single 'news' portal such as netflix was for films and tv, where we could pay a monthly fee and get access to quality journalism from different markets -- this would be something I would pay for happily.

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Re:Facebook threatens to ban news in the US over journalism ... by nolls on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @01:55PM (#33885187)

Something needs to be done? Why?

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Re:Facebook threatens to ban news in the US over journalism ... by pifm_guy on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @02:44PM (#33885917)

I've got a feeling that even if there was a central portal, most people wouldn't want to pay.

Most people don't like news. They read it because they have nothing else to do.

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Re:Facebook threatens to ban news in the US over journalism ... by tharne on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @03:55PM (#33886901)

> Something needs to be done to monetize journalism online that doesn't depend on ads.

Why? If every news organization in the country shutdown tomorrow very few people would care, and a lot of us might even be thankful for the reduction in noise.

You can argue that journalism has a role to play when it comes to keeping tabs on government and business and generally keeping us informed, however the industry hasn't been playing that role for least 10-20 years now, so what does it matter if they disappear?

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