{"id":79836,"date":"2023-08-03T13:21:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T20:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/frances-afp-sues-twitter-over-non-payments-for-displaying-news\/"},"modified":"2023-08-03T13:21:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T20:21:10","slug":"frances-afp-sues-twitter-over-non-payments-for-displaying-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/frances-afp-sues-twitter-over-non-payments-for-displaying-news\/","title":{"rendered":"France\u2019s AFP sues Twitter over non-payments for displaying news"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A bad week for Elon Musk<\/a>\u00a0just got even worse. After enduring a scandal<\/a> over Tesla\u2019s driving ranges, a risible rebrand<\/a> of Twitter, and a divisive feud<\/a> with hate-speech researchers, Musk discovered yet another powerful enemy: Agence France-Presse (AFP).<\/span><\/p>\n

The French news agency announced on Wednesday that it\u2019s suing X \u2014 Musk\u2019s new name for Twitter<\/a> \u2014 over alleged non-payments for displaying AFP content.<\/p>\n

The case stems from EU copyright reforms that became French law in 2019. Under the legislation, online platforms must remunerate publishers for distributing their content.<\/p>\n

The rules have proven controversial. Media outlets argue that their news provides engagement and ad revenue without sufficient compensation. But the platforms note that they\u2019re already driving traffic to the publishers.<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, AFP is a staunch advocate for the requirements. The agency \u2014 the world\u2019s oldest news service \u2014 claims X has refused to even discuss payments for content distributions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The newswire announced on Wednesday that it\u2019s filed a lawsuit in Paris over the dispute. According to AFP, the lawsuit aims to determine how much money is owed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis move is aimed at compelling Twitter, in accordance with the law, to provide all the necessary elements required for assessing the remuneration owed to AFP under the neighbouring rights legislation,\u201d\u00a0 the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Inevitability, Musk denounced the accusations in a tweet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is bizarre,\u201d he said. \u201cThey want us to pay *themfor traffic to their site where they make advertising revenue and we don\u2019t!?\u201d<\/p>\n

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This is bizarre. They want us to pay *themfor traffic to their site where they make advertising revenue and we don\u2019t!?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Despite Musk\u2019s criticisms, AFP has pledged to continue using legal means to get compensation for content.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whatever the outcome, it\u2019s created another headache for<\/span> the world\u2019s richest man.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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