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Civic Information Act, platform payment for digital journalism (SB 686)
Or. Senate Bill 686, 2025 Regular Session (B-Engrossed)
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A news media bargaining code rule binding private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What this law does
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Would have barred a covered platform from accessing the online content of a digital journalism provider for an Oregon audience without a qualifying compensation agreement. A covered platform had to have at least 50 million monthly active users or subscribers in the United States. It also had to be owned or controlled by a parent corporation whose United States revenue or market capitalization is above $550 billion.
A digital journalism provider could sue for the greater of actual or statutory damages of $1,000 per unauthorized access plus punitive damages, unless the platform was complying with arbitration; a platform or group of providers could instead initiate arbitration to set a percentage of the platform's advertising revenue to be remitted annually. The bill also created the Oregon Civic Information Consortium to award journalism grants.
The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Rules and remained located in a Senate committee with no chapter number assigned when the 2025 regular session concluded, so it did not become law.
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Oregon Legislative Information System, bill overview for Senate Bill 686 (2025 Regular Session)
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