Australia to amend laws to make Google and Facebook pay
By ROD McGUIRKFebruary 16, 2021 GMT
FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019, file photo a woman walks below a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, Calif. Australia’s government said on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, it will amend draft laws that would make Google and Facebook pay for news to clarify that publishers would be paid in lump sums rather than per click on news article links.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019, file photo a woman walks below a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, Calif. Australia’s government said on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, it will amend draft laws that would make Google and Facebook pay for news to clarify that publishers would be paid in lump sums rather than per click on news article links.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Surprise changes may stop Google leaving Australia Tech giants Google and Facebook have won major changes to Australian laws that would see them pay for the news they use.
Business by Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson 16th Feb 2021 2:42 PM Tech giants Google and Facebook have won a series of last-minute reforms to laws that would see them pay for the news they use in Australia following meetings with government officials and the possibility of more lucrative deals with media outlets. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg today revealed plans to change some of the more contentious provisions in the proposed world-first laws to make them more workable for the tech firms, just days after the news bargaining code received approval from a Senate committee.
Google edged closer to a deal with Nine and Guardian Australia as the Morrison government unveiled technical amendments to the proposed news media bargaining code.
Read more about Australian government to amend laws to make Google and Facebook pay on Business Standard. The amendment is for clarifying that publishers would be paid in lump sums rather than per click on news article links