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Microsoft Backs Australia's Proposed Media Laws Targeting Facebook, Google Microsoft Backs Australia's Proposed Media Laws Targeting Facebook, Google "While Microsoft is not subject to the legislation currently pending, we'd be willing to live by these rules if the government designates us," the software firm said in a statement. Updated: February 03, 2021 8:44 am IST Microsoft said it will offer small firms a chance to transfer advertising business to Bing with no costs. Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it fully supported proposed new laws in Australia that would force internet giants Goo...

UPDATE 1-Microsoft backs Australia's proposed media laws, eyes expansion Reuters 2/3/2021 (Adds background, statements from Microsoft) Feb 3 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it fully supported proposed new laws in Australia that would force internet giants Google and Facebook Inc to pay domestic media outlets for their content. "While Microsoft is not subject to the legislation currently pending, we'd be willing to live by these rules if the government designates us," the software firm said in a statement. "The code reasonably attempts to address the bargaining power imbalance b...