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Google and Facebook: the landmark Australian law that will make them pay for news content – The Guardian
Despite protestations from both companies, the Australian parliament is set to pass legislation it says is needed to boost public interest journalism
GoogleDespite protestations from both companies, the Australian parliament is set to pass legislation it says is needed to boost public interest journalism
Tue 16 Feb 2021 01.01 GMT
The Australian parliament is poised to pass a landmark media law that would make Google and Facebook pay news publishers for displaying their content.
The Australian law is separate to a deal Facebook made to pay mainstream UK news outlets millions of pounds a year to license their articles, but has a similar motivation.
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