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Google search departure could devastate Australian small businesses, owners say Posted MonMonday 15 updated TueTuesday 16 Google says its economic contribution to small businesses is worth tens of billions of dollars. ( Print text only Cancel Al Sali fears what would happen to his photography business if technology giant Google pulled its search engine from Australia. Key points: Google has threatened to pull its search engine if a deal cannot be reached Small businesses say if Google follows...

Microsoft's Brad Smith says the United States Government should not object to Australia's media bargaining code, urging governments such as the US, Canada and the European Union to follow Australia's lead in forcing tech giants to pay for news content.

PHOTO: Adobe Google has threatened to pull its search engine out of Australia. The threat came as the Australian parliament started pushing through new legislation called the Media Bargaining Code that could change the way Mountain View, Calif.-based Google and other tech companies that depend on digital advertising do business. The principle is straightforward enough. If passed in its current form, it will force Facebook and Google to pay Australian news businesses for content linked to, or f...

Seven local publishers have partnered with the search giant as part of the initial News Showcase down under.

In 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man, Peter Parker was lampooned for using search engine Bing. In 2021, he might be considered a pioneer.

(Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Microsoft says it supports a proposed law in Australia that would force major internet platforms to pay media outlets for linking to their news articles.  The proposed law—which Google and Facebook vocally oppose—could spark other countries to adopt the same regulation. But Microsoft President Brad Smith says his company supports the proposed "News Media Bargaining Code," since local news publishers in Australia are vital to supporting the...

It may have seemed the platforms were taking a confident stance by appealing to Australian users directly. But really, it was a delayed and panic-based reaction.

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Divisions with the US on the regulation of its largest companies will be an early test for the Morrison government's relations with the Biden administration, which has been financially supported by big tech.