ETtech Weekend Briefing: News wars split Big Tech Want this newsletter delievered to your inbox? SUBSCRIBE We'll soon meet in your inbox. / Unwrapped Good morning, In a few days, Australia will become the first country to introduce laws that will force Google and Facebook to pay news publishers for displaying their content. The tech giants, which have in recent years cornered the lion's share of online advertising revenue, reacted angrily to news of the proposed legislation. Google even threatened to shut down its search engine in Australia. But the country is pressing ahead undaunted. In today's newsletter, we delve deep into the ongoing controversy, which has been in the making ever since media companies started to lose control of how their publications reached the public, and with it, a share of the ad income they generated.