<ul><li>Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Limited have warned of the existential threats posed by Google and Meta on South Africa's news industry.</li><li>The dominance of these tech giants has created barriers for local news publishers, threatening journalism's financial sustainability and its role as a pillar of democracy.</li><li>Caxton, a major South African publisher, struggles with declining advertising revenues exacerbated by the shift to digital.</li><li>The company calls for urgent intervention to level the playing field, enforce fair revenue-sharing mechanisms, and ensure compliance with tax and BBBEE regulations.</li></ul>

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