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Google has today said it would disable its search function in Australia if the government proceeds with a media code that would force it and Facebook to...

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday it would block its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a new code that would force it and Facebook Inc to pay media companies for the right to use their content.

Google said today that it will disable its search function in Australia if the government proceeds with a media code that would force it and Facebook Inc to pay local media companies for sharing their content. Australia is on course to pass laws that would make the Big Tech giants negotiate payments with local publishers and broadcasters for content. If they can't strike a

The Australian government is pressing ahead with a law that would require Google and Facebook to pay local media companies

(Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters) Google threatened on Friday to remove its search engine from Australia entirely, in an escalating dispute over a government-backed proposal to force Big Tech companies to pay local media outlets for news content. Australian media outlets have complained that revenues have dropped over the past decade because advertisers have moved from newspapers to publishing on Google, Facebook, and other tech platforms. The government’s proposed legislation would force those tech co...

Twitter – along with Facebook and Instagram – are not just drawing a line.

Our analysis showed Liberal state MP Tim Smith was instrumental in making the #DictatorDan hashtag go viral. It was in low circulation until May 17, when Smith created a Twitter poll asking whether Andrews should be labelled “Dictator Dan” or “Chairman Dan”. Subsequent growth of #DictatorDan activity was driven largely by far-right commentator Avi Yemini and his followers, along with a key group for fringe right-wing politics in Australian Twitter. Meanwhile, #DanLiedPeopleDied went vi...