French news company Agence France-Presse (AFP) filed a lawsuit in Paris towards X, previously often known as Twitter, concerning copyright laws.
AFP expressed considerations about X refusing “to enter into discussions regarding the implementation of neighbouring rights for the press,” based on a press release that was issued Wednesday.
It stated these rights have been “established to enable news agencies and publishers to be remunerated by digital platforms which retain most of the monetary value generated by the distribution of news content.”
Elon Musk, the proprietor of X, responded Thursday in a tweet.
“This is bizarre. They want us to pay *them* for traffic to their site where they make advertising revenue and we don’t!?” he wrote.
France adopted the legislation in 2019 which compels digital platforms to pay news editors and businesses once they share and unfold their articles.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
