Meta says it will block news on Facebook in California if recently advanced bill becomes law

The California Journalism Preservation Act still needs to be approved by the state Senate and signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to become law.

The California Journalism Preservation Act, which passed out of the state Assembly 46-6, still needs to be approved by the state Senate and signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to become law. But if it makes it that far, it could create new challenges for tech platforms and possibly change the landscape of what information is available on social media sites in California versus the rest of the country.

. "The bill fails to recognize that publishers and broadcasters put their content on our platform themselves and that substantial consolidation in California's local news industry came over 15 years ago, well before Facebook was widely used."available on the state government website, the California legislation would require online platforms with at least 50 million monthly active U.S. users, a billion worldwide active users or U.S.

"It's sad the Assembly is passing the buck to the Senate rather than fixing the bill's problems," he added.

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