Australian upper house passes amended bargaining code for media, tech platforms ANI | Updated: Feb 24, 2021 21:16 IST
Canberra [Australia], February 24 (ANI): The Australian upper house on Wednesday announced passing of an amended version of the mandatory bargaining code for digital platforms that will make the tech companies share revenue with media businesses. The Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill 2021 has passed the Senate with government amendments, the Australian Senate tweeted.
The country s treasury on Tuesday had presented amendments to the original code, introduced after Facebook removed posts of Australian news outlets and government pages amid the debate with Canberra over the bill.