Google s threat to remove search from Australia if it s forced to pay news media for content draws industry, government ire
News Media Bargaining Code Senate hearing kicks off, Google and Facebook continue to protest unworkable approach
Google’s threat to remove its search engine offering from Australia unless a ‘workable’ solution is found to the proposed News Media Bargaining Code has drawn the ire of the Prime Minster through to industry groups and media organisations.
Google Australia managing director A/NZ, Mel Silva, made the threat today as part of Senate Parliamentary Hearing to debate the mandatory News Media Bargaining Code, developed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and tabled in the House of Representatives in December. The code would see both Google and Facebook required to pay news media organisations for showing links and excerpts of content from their websites and be subject to arbitration if deals cannot be reached.