California news publishers and Big Tech companies appear to be inching toward compromise on a controversial bill that would require Google and huge social media platforms to pay news outlets for the articles they distribute. After stalling last year, Assembly Bill 886 cleared a critical hurdle Tuesday when it passed the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Jaffer Zaidi, Google's vice president of global news partnerships, testified against the California proposal during a hearing in which news executives from across the state lined up to express support for the bill, while tech industry lobbyists lined up in opposition. The bill is sponsored by the California News Publishers Assn., of which the Los Angeles Times is a member. 'The bill would...
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