Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news content

Canberra, Feb 25, 2021- Australia’s parliament passed the “world-leading” News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code on Thursday aimed at making digital platforms like Facebook and Google pay for news content on the platform. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said in a statement that the Code, hailed by him as “world-leading” and “a significant microeconomic reform”, … Continue reading Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news content