Governor Gavin Newsom’s initial promise to create a 'Data Dividend' for Californians has not materialized, leaving news organizations without compensation for their work while tech giants profit.
In his 2019 State of the State address, Newsom stated that Californians should 'be able to share in the wealth that is created from their data', emphasizing the value of personal data and the need for compensation.
The newspaper industry is significantly suffering from tech companies profiting off their content without any remuneration, leading to closures of roughly a third of U.S. newspapers since 2005.
Legislators have attempted for two years to pass legislation that requires tech giants like Google to compensate news outlets for using their distributed news content, highlighting a growing conflict between news and technology.
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