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Feb 24, 2021 11:43 PM EST
Digital platforms such as Google and Facebook will now need to pay when linking content in search results and news feeds from local media outlets and publishers in Australia, according to the country s new media law.
Facebook, Google to Pay for News
The move comes just days after the Australian government made some last-minute changes to the bill. The law is now known as the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code.
In a joint statement by Australia s Communications Minister Paul Fletcher and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, they said that the media law aims to help sustain the public s interest in journalism in Australia. This is through ensuring that media companies receive fair compensation for the content that they produce.
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Facebook, Google to pay news publications in Australia
Facebook, Google to pay news publications in Australia
The Australian government has passed a new media law that would make it mandatory for Facebook and Google to pay media companies for news.
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Facebook, Google to pay news publications as per new Australian law.
Facebook had blocked news content in Australia after a dispute with the government over paying for content.
PM Scott Morrison had called Facebook’s move of banning news content in Australia “arrogant and “disappointing”.
The Australian government has passed a new media law that would make it mandatory for Facebook and Google to pay media companies for news. Facebook had blocked news content in Australia after a dispute with the government over paying for content. PM Scott Morrison had called Facebook’s move of banning news content in Australia “arrogant and “disappointing”.
An Australian law compelling Facebook and Google to pay publishers for using their content was approved Thursday by the country's Parliament after some late-breaking amendments.