RE: Europe is Planning a Content "Snippet Tax" for Google and Other News Aggregators
As with any law trying to be passed, you have to look deeper.
Because the name on the tin is often opposite of what's inside.
The giant media has never made money.
You have to view the MSM and the giant advertisement firms as the same entity. They are there to sell you the narrative. They are there to make your picture of the world. And they have the deepest pockets.
They will continue to pump out propaganda well passed the time they are financially viable.
The death throws of a dinosaur are dangerous to all around.
But, why this tax on boogle? Boogle isn't really making money. It is losing tons. (If you have ever tried to host video feeds yourself, the costs are staggering.) Is this going to be spun into a public service, that the public should pay more for? Or is it a money transfer from the CIA to keep a dying industry not look like they are dying (too obviously)?
Indeed, it's tough to make money in media with news. Rich people own them as a means of keeping the status quo and establishment. Perception management as they say.
Yeah watch out for a berserker lashing out trying to remain relevant, hehe.