Europe's top court sides with Italian regulator requiring Meta to compensate publishers for news article use

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that a right to fair compensation for publishers is consistent with EU law, provided the remuneration constitutes consideration for authorizing their publications to be used online.

Meta challenged the Italian communications authority AGCOM's power to set compensation that online platforms should pay for using press articles, arguing such national measures are incompatible with rights already granted to publishers under EU copyright legislation.

Meta said it will review the decision and engage constructively as the matter returns to Italian courts. The ruling underscores ongoing copyright disputes between publishers and tech companies over the use of newspaper articles and authors' work for AI training.