Despite “staunch opposition” by social media and Washington lobbying giant Meta (Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) has bipartisan co-sponsors, seven from each party.
The co-sponsors are …
Republican Senators: John Kennedy (LA), Cynthia Lumis (WY), Susan Collins (ME), Lindsey Graham (SC), Bill Cassidy (LA), John Thune (SD) and Roger Wicker (MS). Sen. Paul Rand (KY) has withdrawn his support.
Democratic Senators: Cory Booker (NJ), Dianne Feinstein (CA), Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), Mazie Hirono (HI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Richard Durbin (IL) and Joe Manchin (WV).
Shameless Plug: As a media outlet, we support S. 673, and think it is time for print, broadcast and digital news to extricate themselves from social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
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