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‘So much for a level playing field’: Google, Facebook to pay for news, but not from ABC, SBS – The New Daily
All Australian news media entities, except ABC and SBS, are to be given the power to force global tech giants Google and Facebook to pay for content.
All Australian news media entities, with the exception of the ABC and SBS, are to be given the power to force global tech giants Google and Facebook to pay for their use of local news content.
A draft Bill to amend the Competition and Consumer Act released on Friday by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Communications Minister Paul Fletcher will be introduced to federal parliament after final stakeholder and public consultation at the end of August.
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