The Australian government wants to make tech giants like Google and Meta continue to pay local news publishers for using their content.
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Apple News has expanded its Read Local collections to support Washington D.C., Charlotte and Miami. Apple said it now plans to expand this feature to more cities around the country.
Google is rolling a new experimental feature for its News app that highlights local COVID-19 news. This new feature is available in more than 21 areas in the U.S., with plans for future expansion.
Facebook has announced that it's expanding local news delivery via "Today In" to 400 more U.S. cities and some Australian localities. It's also working to deliver emergency information quickly.
Facebook has announced that it has rolled out the local content algorithm to News Feeds all around the world, no matter which country you are based in, nor the languages you speak.
