The Australian government plans to introduce a levy on social media companies and search engines to force them to pay publishers for journalism after Meta, the
Tech companies who refuse to strike deals with Australian publishers will be made to pay as the government plays "four-dimensional chess" and forces the industr
Australia has created a tax that only big tech companies must pay – but which they can also legally avoid by paying money to Aussie news publishers. The new
Australia's government says it will create new rules to force big tech companies to pay local publishers for news. The long-awaited decision sets out a successo
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Sydney Reuters — Australia plans new rules to “create a financial incentive” for
Facebook, Google and TikTok parent companies will be charged penalties if they fail to strike new commercial agreements with news publi
Traditional media companies the world over are in a battle for survival as precious advertising dollars are hoovered up online.Australia wants big tech companie
Big tech companies would have to either do deals with news organisations to help fund journalism or pay a charge to the Australian government, under a new
Facebook, Google and TikTok will be forced to fund Australian journalism, even if they do not host it, under a federal government plan to impose a new tax aimed
But Jones and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland have committed to funding media business at least the same level as the current voluntary deals, which ha
The federal government has revealed a new bargaining chip in the gamble to bring big tech back to the table with news publishers.The "news media bargaining ince