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World-first media code could be legislated within weeks – Sydney Morning Herald
The Morrison government wants Parliament to swiftly pass proposed laws to force Google and Facebook to pay for news despite threats from the tech giants.
The Greens have already flagged they will move amendments in the Senate to explicitly require news outlets to spend any revenue they obtain under the code on public interest journalism, and will seek a review in 12 months to assess the impact on smaller publishers.
Executives from Google and Facebook told the Senate inquiry last month the bill was unworkable and exposed them to an unknowable and unacceptable financial risk.
If this version of the code were to become law, it would give us no real…
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