Description

Passed California Journalism Preservation Act (AB 886)

On 1 June 2023, the California Journalism Preservation Act (AB 886) was passed by the Assembly of California. The Act would mandate covered online platforms to pay a monthly journalism usage fee to eligible digital journalism providers upon request.…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content remuneration regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, other service provider
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2023-02-14
under deliberation

On 14 February 2023, the California Journalism Preservation Act (AB 886) was introduced in the Cali…

2023-06-01
under deliberation

On 1 June 2023, the California Journalism Preservation Act (AB 886) was passed by the Assembly of C…

2024-08-31
rejected

On 31 August 2023, the California Journalism Preservation Act (AB 886) was rejected by the Assembly…