Facebook parent threatens to remove news from its platforms in California

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Facebook parent Meta Platforms is threatening to pull news from its sites in California if the state passes a law requiring technology platforms to pay publishers, the latest in a series of warnings from the company as various governments consider similar legislation. 

The bill is set to receive a vote on the California assembly floor Thursday and, if it passes, would move next to the state Senate. The legislature’s final deadline for passing bills this year is Sept. 14.

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