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Independent Australian news sites are instigating a “news freeze” on Tuesday to protest big tech’s failures to pay for their content.

Rather than a royal commission focused on News Corporation, the best approach would be an inquiry into ways to maintain standards and better fund public interest journalism.

Scott Morrison wants people to stop “being cowards” online and has reignited the conversation around anonymous social media accounts.

AUSTRALIA-MEDIA/GOOGLE-SEVEN WEST MEDIA (UPDATE 1,PIX):UPDATE 1-Australia's Seven West Media signs Google, Facebook deals after media law feud

Australias Seven West Media signs Google, Facebook deals after media law feud Toggle share menu Advertisement Australias Seven West Media signs Google, Facebook deals after media law feud Australia passed legislation requiring Big Tech to pay for news generated by local media companies. (Photo: AFP/Denis Charlet) 03 May 2021 12:08PM (Updated: 03 May 2021 12:10PM) Share this content Bookmark SYDNEY: Australian television and newspaper firm Seven West Media s...

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian television and newspaper firm Seven West Media Ltd signed multi-year content deals with Facebook Inc and Google as tough new media laws enabled the industry to secure new revenue sources and adapt to the internet age. The top-rating free-to-air broadcaster and publisher of Perth citys main metro daily said on Monday it would supply content for the Alphabet Inc units News Showcase platform for five years and to a similar Facebook product for three. ...

iTWire Tuesday, 20 April 2021 07:08 Local search firm warns SMBs about iOS privacy feature Featured Image by Tumisu from Pixabay The director of an Australian digital marketing solution provider has warned that the next update of iOS by Apple will affect local businesses who are running their own Facebook Ads, preventing the social media giant from gaining access to some user data unless the user approves of it. Adam Boote, director of Digital and Growth at Australian f...

News Corp and Sky News reach pay deal with Facebook, weeks after media bargaining code became law Posted MonMonday 15 updated TueTuesday 16 MarMarch 2021 at 12:56am News Corp says it has reached a multi-year agreement with Facebook that covers its major Australian mastheads. ( Share Print text only Cancel News Corp and Facebook have struck new pay deals for news in Australia, three weeks after the federal government passed laws that could force digital giants to help cover the costs of journal...

Credit: Unsplash News Corp has announced that it has finalised a three-year deal with Facebook to share its news content on the social media platform in Australia. The development comes weeks after Facebook initially virtually restricted the sharing and viewing of all news content in Australia, after a disagreement with the country’s government over its News Media Bargaining Code. The deal is similar to the one that News Corp had signed with Google, also a party to the Media Bargaining...

News Corp Reaches Content Deal With Facebook In Australia MOUNTAIN VIEW (dpa-AFX) - News Corp. (NWSA, NWS) said Monday that it has reached a multi-year agreement to provide access to trusted news and information to millions of Facebook users in Australia through its Facebook News product. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The agreement comes after the Australian government passed the newly amended Media Bargaining Code last month in the parliament which requires technology giants Faceb...