IcySharkJun 1, 2023

Being forced to pay to host a link is just not how the internet should or does work.

For example, this (https://www.axios.com/2023/06/01/meta-california-pull-news-threat) article talks about and links to Google and Meta, so it should have to pay them with this logic.

Meta threatens to pull news from its apps in California

History suggests that it's not an empty threat.

Axios
Show threadDFunk

@IcyShark @Gargron Maybe not? Neither Google nor Meta created any content here. Why pay them. The link serves as (more than?) adequate compensation I’d think.

They have no stake in the position IMO

Jun 2, 2023 at 4:27pmWeb
Show threadIcySharkJun 2, 2023

@DFunk @Gargron

That is true, but the are sending traffic. Isn't that traffic payment?

I envision Google and Meta prioritizing traffic to the favorite partners once they have to pay them. So, the poor little guy has no chance.