Senate Committee Advances Media–Big Tech Cartel Bill

Senate Judiciary Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) look on during a hearing on "Protecting America’s Children From Gun Violence" with the Senate Judiciary Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 15, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 22 advanced a proposal that would allow media outlets to form cartels to negotiate with Big Tech platforms.

The bill, dubbed the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), has as many opponents as it has supporters among media outlets and media advocacy groups.