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In a major escalation, Google threatened Friday to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government approved legislation that would force tech companies to pay for journalism shared on their platforms.
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?
Big tech platforms face a challenge unlike any other as Canberra moves to make them pay for news
GOOGLE is threatening to withdraw its search engine from Australia, igniting questions about the tech giant's influence. Why is Google threatening to withdraw from Australia?
Scott Morrison pushes back against a threat by Google to stop making its search engine available in Australia if it is forced to pay news outlets for showing links to their websites and stories under a new media code.