The European Union backs Italy's right to make Meta pay for news
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May 14, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (7 comments)
forestingfisher
Does this mean HN will have to pay for all the links too? Tired of this overregulation
GenerWork
Why won't Meta just stop showing Italian news now?
bilekas
It so nice to see megacorps not being allowed to whatever they like as in the US. The EU has regulations and standards. If you don't follow them you can't just try to sue the body. Just follow the rules like you're supposed to. It's quite simply really.
pcardoso
If Meta refuses to back down and removes news from the feed, could that actually be a net positive? It might push people to visit newspaper sites or apps deliberately, rather than stumbling across news passively and mistaking that for being informed.
maxdo
Good for these news corps , bad for consumers. Free News websites almost 100% consist of ads trash .
neksn
The demographics of this site have changed so much that people here are applauding… that it is now illegal to embed opengraph information on Facebook? This is deranged. And it only happens because the government is in bed with legacy media. The government being in bed with the media is awful for the common person. Embedding opengraph data is a clear case of fair use, and it’s sad to see all of this coming from a community that has long been against copyright.
greatgib
Sadly, nowadays most eu country officials are corrupted by money or influence... And most media are owned by billionaires that are good friends with officials.