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Regulator found a power imbalance between media and Google and Facebook  Australian government wants to pass a new law to force big tech to pay for news  Google has threatened to leave the Australian market if the code goes ahead Facebook said it may be forced to stop Australians from seeing news content    Microsoft says it would never threaten to leave and has supported the code 

If youve tried to search something on Google recently, a big pop up is dominating your search results. Thats because the tech giant is encouraging users to click the link, which takes them to a YouTube video message from the companys managing director in Australia, Mel Silva. The pop up reads, "You may have heard about a proposed law. We are willing to pay to support journalism" and encourages users to hear Googles proposal. Ms Silva warns that the news media bargaining code - proposed legi...

Commentary: Is news worth a lot or a little? Google and Facebook want to have it both ways Toggle share menu Advertisement Commentary: Is news worth a lot or a little? Google and Facebook want to have it both ways Advertisement Commentary Commentary Commentary: Is news worth a lot or a little? Google and Facebook want to have it both ways While links to news may not be direct advertising money-spinners for F...

Are Google and Facebook really prepared to pull services from their Australian users rather than hand over some money to publishers under the bargaining...

Code payment impact on journalist roles uncertain says media January 25, 2021 10:47 Australian media organisations AAP, News Corp, Nine, SBS, ABC and Guardian Australia have put forward respective cases for the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code to the economic legislative senate committee. When asked how many additional journalists the code would assist in employing across the media outlets, the response was uncertain from all. Pressed for further details by the commit...

Executives from Google and Facebook have told a Senate committee they are prepared to take drastic action if Australia’s news media bargaining code, which would force the internet giants to pay news publishers for linking to their sites, comes into force. Google would have “no real choice” but to cut Australian users off entirely from its flagship search engine, the company’s Australian managing director Mel Silva told the committee. Facebook representatives in turn said they would r...

Is news worth a lot or a little? Google and Facebook want to have it both ways Are Google and Facebook really prepared to pull services from their Australian users rather than hand over some money to publishers under the bargaining code? Mel Silva, Google Australia managing director Credit: Google Executives from Google and Facebook have told a Senate committee they are prepared to take drastic action if Australia’s news media bargaining code, which would force the internet gian...

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has accused the tech giants of doing a disservice to Australians by threatening to shut down their search engines.

Google Escalates Dispute With Australia by Threatening Search Shutdown 3 Google Escalates Dispute With Australia by Threatening Search Shutdown Fight is over a proposed law requiring tech giants to pay publishers for news; we dont respond to threats, prime minister says published : 23 Jan 2021 at 04:00 3 The Google logo in Brussels. Google threatened yesterday to block Australian users from accessing its search service. ...

A clash between Australia and the two biggest online tech giants – Google and Facebook – looks set to define the next era of online news and information.