Despite protestations from both companies, the Australian parliament is set to pass legislation it says is needed to boost public interest journalism
The Australian parliament is poised to pass a landmark media law that would make Google and Facebook pay news publishers for displaying their content.
The Australian law is separate to a deal Facebook made to pay mainstream UK news outlets millions of pounds a year to license their articles, but has a similar motivation.
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Despite protestations from both companies, the Australian parliament is set to pass legislation it says is needed to boost public interest journalism
The Australian parliament is poised to pass a landmark media law that would make Google and Facebook pay news publishers for displaying their content.
The Australian law is separate to a deal Facebook made to pay mainstream UK news outlets millions of pounds a year to license their articles, but has a similar motivation. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian