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Google lobbying Labor and crossbench to oppose ACCC news media code – The Guardian
Tech giant urges MPs to ‘carefully consider the proposal to ensure it operates in the best interests of Australians’
Google is lobbying Labor and crossbench MPs to oppose a proposed code that would require digital platforms to pay news media companies for content, urging them to carefully consider the proposal to ensure it operates in the best interests of Australians.
The direct lobbying effort supplements the tech giants major digital campaign, which includes a post on Googles home page, and pop-up advertisements on Google Search, Chrome and YouTube to mobilise its huge user base against the proposal.
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