The Australian, and into Google’s News app and Discovery service. The company's announcement thanks Australia’s regulators and politicians for pursuing a law that News clearly thinks brought Google to the table. “I would like to thank Sundar Pichai and his team at Google who have shown a thoughtful commitment to journalism that will resonate in every country,” said News CEO Robert Thomson. Zuck on the other hand... Facebook explained its decision by saying Australia’s plan “fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers who use it to share news content.” “This legislation sets a precedent where the government decides who enters into these news content agreements, and ultimately, how much the party that already receives value from the free service gets paid,” wrote Will Easton, The Social Network™’s managing director for Australia and New Zealand.