22 January 2021, 12:32 am EST By Google Threatens to Disable Search Engine if Australia Forces Them to Pay Local Publishers for News Despite 94% of Searches Made on Platform ( Screenshot From Pxhere Official Website ) Google is now threatening to disable its popular search engine over in Australia if the company is forced to pay the local publishers for the news in a dramatic escalation with the government. The dispute could have a huge impact on how Australians search for information online. According to the story by Bloomberg, this proposed law now is intended to compensate the publishers for the main value of their own stories and what it generates for the company. However, according to the managing director for Australia and New Zealand, Mel Silva, it is unworkable. This is what she told the parliamentary hearing that took place on Friday. She also specifically opposed requiring Google to pay the media companies for certain snippets of articles within search results.