Google threatens free service in Australia due to news code – NEWS.com.au

Tech giant Google is sending an open letter to millions of its Australian users today, warning their search results, personal data, and free services will be put at risk by a ruling from Australias competition watchdog that the company should pay for the news it uses. The multibillion-dollar tech firm’s missive claims internet and video search results would be “dramatically worse” by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s news bargaining code, revealed two weeks ago, and claimed “t…

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