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Google drops curated news plans in Australia over ‘unworkable’ policy – Engadget
Google is pausing plans to launch a News Showcase in Australia over what it says is an ‘unworkable’ media code.
Google’s dispute with Australia over online news is about to claim a major feature as a casualty. The internet giant has decided to freeze plans to launch its curated News Showcase in Australia over claims the draft News Media Bargaining Code is “unworkable.” It still objected to what it called a “must include, must pay” approach in the code where it not only has to pay news outlets it links to, but is obligated to carry those outlets for free.
The company argued it would deal with payment dema…
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