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‘So important’: Nobel economist backs plans to force tech giants to pay for news – Sydney Morning Herald

Professor Joseph Stiglitz says the Morrison government should consider taxing Facebook and Google if they carry out threats to limit their Australian services.

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Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says Australia should consider taxing Facebook and Google if they carry out a threat to limit their services if they are forced to pay publishers for news content.
The former World Bank chief economist backed the Morrison government’s plans to regulate the tech giants, but warned it should be prepared for them to execute their threats.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz described the Morrison government’s plans to force Google and Facebook…

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