Internet related News · 2021-02-25

Australian Govt passes news media bargaining code – News


Australia has passed the News Media Bargaining Code law.


Australian parliament passes news media bargaining code

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian parliament on Thursday passed a news media and digital platforms mandatory bargaining code that will make it compulsory for Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc to pay media companies for content. The code will be reviewed within one year of its commencement, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Communications Minister Paul Fletcher said in a joint statement.

Link: Australian parliament passes news media bargaining code
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