Google and Meta Are a Threat to Journalism
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Matt Pearce on Silicon Valleys threat to media.

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Matt Pearce to discuss how Google sidestepped two California bills aimed at funding journalism and how major tech companies are transforming the web to make hyperlinks less relevant.
Matt Pearce is the President of Media Guild of the West and a former reporter at the Los Angeles Times.
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In this photo illustration, the Meta logo is seen displayed on a mobile phone screen with Google logo in the background.
(Idrees Abbas / AP Photos)On this episode of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast, we’re joined by Matt Pearce to discuss how Google sidestepped two California bills aimed at funding journalism and how major tech companies are transforming the Web to make hyperlinks less relevant.
Matt Pearce is the president of Media Guild of the West and a former reporter at the Los Angeles Times.

Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the news, from a progressive perspective.
Paris Marx is joined by Cam Wilson to discuss the new social media age limit in Australia, including how successful the rollout has been so far and the missed opportunities of taking a more nuanced regulatory approach.
Cam Wilson is an associate editor at Crikey and writes The Sizzle newsletter. He’s a co-author of Conspiracy Nation: Exposing the Dangerous World of Australian Conspiracy Theories.
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