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A new bill would force the search giant, along with Facebook, to pay news publishers for content in Australia. Other governments will likely follow suit.

Australian Prime Minister Rallies Global Allies Against Big Tech Prime Minister Scott Morrison is hoping world leaders can cooperate on reining in the influence of Big Tech firms such as Google and Facebook. The call comes after the Australian government’s endeavours to introduce the News Media Bargaining Code evolves into a public spectacle between the government and Big Tech, garnering global attention. At a National Press Club address, the prime minister referring to the Media Code told reporters: “I would like to see more alignment between the world’s economies on these sorts of t...

Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has met with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to discuss an impending new law that ...

Google’s Advertising Dominance Now in the Crosshairs of Australian Regulators Google’s dominance of the multibillion-dollar online advertising space is now under scrutiny by Australia’s competition watchdog, opening a new front in its battle to regulate the tech giant. The Australian Competition Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) released the report (pdf) amid an ongoing effort to implement the News Media Bargaining Code, which will compel Google and Facebook to pay news media companies for displaying their content. The ACCC interim report estimates that Google controls 50 to 100 percent of...

For many of us, Google is the internet. But the tech giant is threatening to pull its search engine from Australia. So, what does this mean for you? And could we all soon be relying on Ask Jeeves?