Google says it will shut search engine in Australia if forced to pay for news
3 years, 11 months ago

Google says it will shut search engine in Australia if forced to pay for news

The Hindu  

Google said on Friday it will disable its search function in Australia if the government proceeds with a media code that would force it and Facebook Inc to pay local media companies for sharing their content. “The code’s arbitration model with bias criteria presents unmanageable financial and operational risk for Google,” MelSilva, managing director for Australia and New Zealand, told a senate committee. “If this version of the code were to become law, it would give us no real choice but to stop making Google Search available in Australia.” Google’s comments drew sharp rebuke from Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison who said the country makes its rules for “things you can do in Australia.” “People who want to work with that in Australia, you’re very welcome. Australia announced the legislation last month after an investigation found Alphabet Inc-owned Google and social media giant Facebook held too much market power in the media industry, a situation it said posed a potential threat to a well-functioning democracy. Google’s testimony “is part of a pattern of threatening behaviour that is chilling for anyone who values our democracy,” said Peter Lewis, director of the Australia Institute’s Centre for Responsible Technology.

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Australia to force tech titans to pay for news
1 week, 5 days ago

Australia to force tech titans to pay for news

Raw Story  

Australia will force Meta and Google to pay for news shared on their platforms under a new scheme unveiled Thursday, threatening to tax them if they refuse to strike deals with local media. "The rapid growth of digital platforms in recent years has disrupted Australia's media landscape, and it is threatening the viability of public interest journalism," Communications Minister Michelle …

Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don’t pay for news
1 week, 6 days ago

Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don’t pay for news

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian government said Thursday it will tax large digital platforms and search engines unless they agree to share revenue with Australian news media organizations. The tax would apply from Jan. 1 to tech companies that earn more than 250 million Australian dollars a year in revenue from Australia, Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones and Communications Minister Michelle …

Tech giants like Meta, Google to be forced to pay for Australian news
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1 week, 6 days ago

Tech giants like Meta, Google to be forced to pay for Australian news

CNN  

Sydney Reuters — Australia plans new rules to “create a financial incentive” for big tech firms to pay Australian media companies for news content on their platforms, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones announced on Thursday. The move, described as a “news bargaining initiative,” piles pressure on global tech giants like Facebook-owner Meta Platforms and Google to …

California is trying to force Big Tech to pay for news. What can we learn from Australia and Canada?
5 months ago

California is trying to force Big Tech to pay for news. What can we learn from Australia and Canada?

LA Times  

A man carries a copy of the Sydney Morning Herald in 2012. If the News Media Bargaining Code became law, Google Australia Managing Director Mel Silva said in a Senate hearing, the company would have “no real choice” but to stop making Google Search available in Australia. Rod Sims, an economist and former chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer …

Google threatens to cut off news links in California
8 months, 1 week ago

Google threatens to cut off news links in California

The Hindu  

Google says it will start removing links to California news websites for some users in California. The move from Google comes in response to the pending California Journalism Preservation Act, which would require Google to pay a fee for linking users in the state to news articles. Google, in the testing phase, will remove links to California news websites, potentially …

Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law
1 year ago

Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law

Associated Press  

TORONTO — Canada’s government said Wednesday it reached a deal with Google for the company to contribute $100 million Canadian dollars annually to the country’s news industry to comply with a new Canadian law requiring tech companies to pay publishers for their content. “Unfortunately Meta continues to completely abdicate any responsibility towards democratic institutions.” Pascale St-Onge, the minister of Canadian …

Australia to mandate Google, other search engines to remove AI-gen child abuse content from results
1 year, 3 months ago

Australia to mandate Google, other search engines to remove AI-gen child abuse content from results

Firstpost  

Australia is going to mandate Google, Bing and other search engines to remove AI-Generated child abuse content from search results. They are also planning to take similar steps on deepfakes Australia’s internet regulatory authority has announced measures aimed at compelling search engines such as Google and Bing to prevent the dissemination of child sexual abuse content generated by artificial intelligence. …

Meta starts blocking news in Canada
1 year, 4 months ago

Meta starts blocking news in Canada

The Hindu  

Meta on Tuesday started blocking Canadians' access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for such content. Google, another critic of the Online News Act, has said it is considering a similar move, among an ongoing global debate as more governments try to make tech firms pay for news …

Google to block local news in Canada in response to media law
1 year, 5 months ago

Google to block local news in Canada in response to media law

The Hindu  

Google on Thursday became the latest Silicon Valley giant to block Canadian users from seeing local news on its platform after Ottawa passed a bill requiring tech companies to pay for such content. The Online News Act became law last week, aiming to support a struggling Canadian news sector that has seen hundreds of publications close in the last decade. …

Australia may start fining Google, Meta and Twitter billions of dollars for fake news on their platforms
1 year, 5 months ago

Australia may start fining Google, Meta and Twitter billions of dollars for fake news on their platforms

Firstpost  

The Australian government has drafted new legislation aimed at addressing the spread of “misinformation” and fake news on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook, says a report by The Age, a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia. Australia to hold platforms responsible for failure to remove fake news Michelle Rowland, the communications minister in Canberra, emphasized that “mis- and disinformation …

New Zealand plans law to require Facebook, Google to pay for news
2 years ago

New Zealand plans law to require Facebook, Google to pay for news

The Hindu  

The New Zealand government said it will introduce a law that will require big online digital companies such as Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Meta Platforms Inc. to pay New Zealand media companies for the local news content that appears on their feeds. Minister of Broadcasting Willie Jackson said in a statement on Sunday that the legislation will be modelled on …

Facebook Warns To Block News Content In Canada. Here's Why
2 years, 2 months ago

Facebook Warns To Block News Content In Canada. Here's Why

ABP News  

Facebook has warned that it may block news content on its platform in Canada, outlining concerns over the bill that would compel the company to pay news publishers. Canada's Online News Act which was introduced in April laid out rules for tech giants like Google and Facebook draw to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content. “We …

India May Enact Regulations Asking Big Tech to Compensate News Outlets for Their Content
2 years, 5 months ago

India May Enact Regulations Asking Big Tech to Compensate News Outlets for Their Content

News 18  

aceAustralia’s “News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code” has made it compulsory for the Big Tech companies to pay news publishers for showing links on their platforms. Recently, the minister of state for IT and electronics Rajeev Chandrasekhar told the Times of India, that the government is thinking about passing a law requiring tech companies such as Google, Meta, …

Government plans law to make Google, Facebook pay for news | What this means
2 years, 5 months ago

Government plans law to make Google, Facebook pay for news | What this means

India Today  

After Australia, Canada and France, now India is reportedly putting the final touches to a new piece of legislation that would make tech giants like Google and Facebook pay for the news content they display on their platforms. If implemented, the proposed law would compel global tech majors such as Alphabet, Meta, Twitter, and Amazon to pay Indian newspapers and …

Google's dominance in online ads harming businesses: Australian regulator
3 years, 2 months ago

Google's dominance in online ads harming businesses: Australian regulator

The Hindu  

Google dominates Australia's online advertising market to the point of harming publishers, advertisers and ultimately consumers, the country's anti-trust regulator said, calling for new rules to rein in the Big Tech giant. "Google has used its vertically integrated position to operate its ad tech services in a way that has, over time, led to a less competitive ad tech industry," …

Sushil Modi Urges Centre to Enact Australia-like Law to Make Google, Facebook, YouTube Pay for News Content
3 years, 9 months ago

Sushil Modi Urges Centre to Enact Australia-like Law to Make Google, Facebook, YouTube Pay for News Content

News 18  

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Modi on Wednesday urged the Centre to enact an ‘Australia-like’ law which would make tech giants such as Google, Facebook and YouTube to share their Raising the issue through a Zero Hour mention, Modi said, “Media makes a lot of investment employing reporters, cameramen, anchors, desk people to collect news, verify it and then deliver …

Enact Laws to Make Google, Facebook Pay for News in India: BJP Leader Sushil Modi in Rajya Sabha
3 years, 9 months ago

Enact Laws to Make Google, Facebook Pay for News in India: BJP Leader Sushil Modi in Rajya Sabha

News 18  

Taking a cue from Australia, India should enact a law to make tech giants such as Facebook and Google pay local publishers of news content, senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi demanded in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Raising the issue through a Zero Hour mention, the former deputy chief minister of Bihar said, “The government must make Google, Facebook and …

Australia passes media law that requires tech firms to pay for news: Will the system be replicated globally?
3 years, 9 months ago

Australia passes media law that requires tech firms to pay for news: Will the system be replicated globally?

Firstpost  

The Australian law is seen as a potential model for companies around the world who have seen their advertising revenues decimated by the rise of internet platforms. After months of tense negotiation, the government agreed to water down elements of the new law in exchange for Facebook and Google agreeing to payment deals with struggling local media firms – seen …

Should governments regulate online platforms?
3 years, 9 months ago

Should governments regulate online platforms?

The Hindu  

Australia’s new News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code will force platforms like Facebook and Google to pay local media outlets and publishers to link their content in news feeds or search results. There are a lot of other places I can see it going than Mr. Murdoch in Australia or the hedge funds that control the largest media …

‘Google Should Pay’: Indian Newspaper Body Asks for 85% Ad Revenue
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Google Should Pay’: Indian Newspaper Body Asks for 85% Ad Revenue

The Quint  

The newspaper body noted how big tech has recently agreed to better compensate publishers in the European Union, France and Australia after many years of publishers across the world raising their concerns on ad revenue and of payment for their content. However, newspaper publishers are seeing their share of the advertising pie shrinking in the digital space, even as Google …

Australia passes landmark law requiring tech firms like Google, Facebook to pay for news
3 years, 9 months ago

Australia passes landmark law requiring tech firms like Google, Facebook to pay for news

Firstpost  

Sydney: Facebook and Google will be forced to pay for Australian news under legislation passed Thursday that is being closely watched globally for precedents in the battle between Big Tech and media companies. Google has already brokered deals worth millions of dollars with Australian media companies, including the two largest: Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp and Nine Entertainment. Nick Clegg, Facebook’s …

Australia passes amended law to make Google and Facebook pay for news
3 years, 9 months ago

Australia passes amended law to make Google and Facebook pay for news

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Australia has passed new law …

Australian Parliament Passes Media Bill That Forces Google, Facebook to News Outlets for Content
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian Parliament Passes Media Bill That Forces Google, Facebook to News Outlets for Content

News 18  

The Australian parliament on Thursday passed a new law designed to force Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook to pay media companies for content used on their platforms in reforms that could be replicated in other countries. Subsequent amendments to the bill included giving the government the discretion to release Facebook or Google from the arbitration process if they prove they …

Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Australia’s laws forcing Google and …

Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s law forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news is ready to take effect, though the laws’ architect said it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals. Google and Facebook need media, but they don’t need any particular media company, and that meant media companies couldn’t do commercial deals,” the Australian Competition …

Australia passes landmark law requiring tech firms to pay for news
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia passes landmark law requiring tech firms to pay for news

Live Mint  

Australia's parliament passed landmark legislation Thursday requiring global digital giants to pay for local news content, in a move closely watched around the world. The law passed easily after a last-gasp deal that watered-down binding rules Facebook and Google had fiercely opposed in return for the tech giants agreeing to pay local media companies. "Importantly, the code encourages parties to …

The media bargaining code has passed Parliament, but don't rule out another Facebook news ban yet
3 years, 10 months ago

The media bargaining code has passed Parliament, but don't rule out another Facebook news ban yet

ABC  

Using news content on their platforms has always been something Google and Facebook have done — without paying. "The Code will ensure that news media businesses are fairly remunerated for the content they generate, helping to sustain public interest journalism in Australia." At the same time, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg must consider the question of "designating" digital platforms like Google and …

Australia closer to passing watershed Google, Facebook laws
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia closer to passing watershed Google, Facebook laws

The Hindu  

Australia's lawmakers on Tuesday inched closer to passing landmark laws that would force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to pay news outlets for content and could set a precedent for tighter regulation in other nations. The country is on course to become the first to introduce laws that challenge big technology firms' dominance in the news content market, with …

Facebook to restore news pages in Australia soon, says govt agreed to changes
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook to restore news pages in Australia soon, says govt agreed to changes

Live Mint  

Social media giant Facebook Inc. said it will restore news pages in Australia after reaching an agreement with the government. Restrictions on news sharing on Facebook’s Australian platform should be lifted “in the coming days," William Easton, managing director of Facebook Australia, said in a statement Tuesday. Facebook blocked news pages in Australia last week in opposition to a planned …

Facebook to end Australia news blackout
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook to end Australia news blackout

The Hindu  

Facebook said on Tuesday it would lift a contentious ban on Australian news and pay local media companies for content, after a last-gasp deal on pending landmark legislation. Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced a face-saving compromise that will see Google and Facebook plunge tens of millions of dollars into the struggling local news sector. Just hours after the compromise was …

Australian won't change planned content laws despite Facebook block
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian won't change planned content laws despite Facebook block

The Hindu  

Australia will not change proposed laws that would make Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook pay news outlets for content, a senior lawmaker said on Monday, despite vocal opposition from the BigTech firms. Facebook has strongly protested the laws and last week abruptly blocked all news content and several state government and emergency department accounts. While both Google and Facebook have …

Australia won’t change planned content laws despite Facebook block
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia won’t change planned content laws despite Facebook block

Live Mint  

Australia will not change proposed laws that would make Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook pay news outlets for content, a senior lawmaker said on Monday, despite vocal opposition from the Big Tech firms. Facebook has strongly protested the laws and last week abruptly blocked all news content and several state government and emergency department accounts. While both Google and Facebook …

Australia’s new Bill to regulate Facebook, Google figures in Morrison’s chat with PM Modi
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia’s new Bill to regulate Facebook, Google figures in Morrison’s chat with PM Modi

The Hindu  

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has discussed Canberra’s media policy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The conversation was held in the backdrop of the Morrison government’s negotiation with tech giants Facebook and Google, which led to temporary suspension of many Australian accounts on social media platforms on Thursday. Mr. Modi had informed about his discussion with Mr. Morrison a day …

Australia Is Fighting a Platform War on the Wrong Battlefield
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia Is Fighting a Platform War on the Wrong Battlefield

Wired  

This week, I’ve resisted temptation and written about Australia without a single mention of kangaroos, shrimp on the barbie, or Naomi Watts. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg didn’t even envision that people on his network would be swapping news links, but came around to the idea of the News Feed as a personalized newspaper, equating news with “stories” about parties, weddings, and …

Father of the Web Timothy Berners-Lee says Australian's media law may render the Internet unworkable
3 years, 10 months ago

Father of the Web Timothy Berners-Lee says Australian's media law may render the Internet unworkable

Firstpost  

Timothy Berners-Lee, the British computer scientist known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, says Australian plans to make digital giants pay for journalism could set a precedent that renders the Internet as we know it unworkable. “Specifically, I am concerned that that code risks breaching a fundamental principle of the web by requiring payment for linking between certain …

Facebook’s Australia news ban is the best decision it’s ever made
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook’s Australia news ban is the best decision it’s ever made

Wired  

What legislators should now do is treat Facebook and Google for what they are: giant advertising platforms. That makes sense on, say, Wikipedia, but it does not make sense on Facebook and Google which, despite their scale and mission statements, are essentially closed advertising ecosystems. Or, if you’re the Epoch Times, you can game Facebook’s engagement algorithm to transform yourself …

EXPLAINER: What’s up between Google, Facebook and Australia?
3 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s up between Google, Facebook and Australia?

India TV News  

For two decades, global news outlets have complained internet companies are getting rich at their expense, selling advertising linked to their reports without sharing revenue. Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., has announced agreements to pay publishers in Australia while Facebook said Thursday it has blocked users in the country from viewing or sharing news. Facing a proposed law to …

EXPLAINER: What's up between Google, Facebook and Australia?
3 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: What's up between Google, Facebook and Australia?

Deccan Chronicle  

BEIJING: For two decades, global news outlets have complained internet companies are getting rich at their expense, selling advertising linked to their reports without sharing revenue. Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., has announced agreements to pay publishers in Australia while Facebook said Thursday it has blocked users in the country from viewing or sharing news. Facing a proposed law …

Australian media law raises questions about ‘pay for clicks’
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian media law raises questions about ‘pay for clicks’

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Timothy Berners-Lee, the British computer scientist known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, says Australian plans to make digital giants pay for journalism could set a precedent that renders the Internet as we know it unworkable. It’s a question dividing proponents and critics of the proposed Australian law: does it effectively make Google and Facebook …

Facebook blocks news access in Australia in fight over payments
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook blocks news access in Australia in fight over payments

Live Mint  

In a shocking act of retaliation Thursday, Facebook blocked Australians from sharing news, a milestone in the increasingly frantic jockeying between governments, media and powerful tech companies that one Australian minister called “an assault on a sovereign nation” and abuse of power. Facebook said the proposed Australian law “fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers who use it.” …

Facebook and Google sharply diverge in response to Australia's new media law
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook and Google sharply diverge in response to Australia's new media law

Firstpost  

For months, Facebook and Google have been locked in a stare-down with news publishers and lawmakers in Australia. In conciliatory language toward publishers, Don Harrison, president for global partnerships at Google, said that the company had invested to help news organisations over the years and that it hoped “to announce even more partnerships soon.” Facebook struck a distinctly different tone. …

Facebook blocks Australians from accessing news on platform
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook blocks Australians from accessing news on platform

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Facebook announced Thursday it has blocked Australians from viewing and sharing news on the platform because of proposed laws in the country to make digital giants pay for journalism. “The proposed law fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers who use it to share news content,” Facebook regional managing director William Easton said. Frydenberg said …

In Australia, Google makes publisher deals, Facebook walks
3 years, 10 months ago

In Australia, Google makes publisher deals, Facebook walks

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Google is striking deals in Australia to pay for journalism but Facebook is vowing to restrict news sharing as Australian lawmakers consider forcing digital giants into payment agreements. But Facebook said it “will restrict publishers and people in Australia from sharing or viewing Australian and international news content.” The dominant social network blamed Australia’s proposed law for …

Australia's Seven West Media deal with Google could have major implications for tech firms, news media
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia's Seven West Media deal with Google could have major implications for tech firms, news media

Firstpost  

Should search engines and news aggregators pay news websites whose links show up their platforms? On Monday, Seven West Media became the largest Australian news media business to strike a deal with Google under the News Showcase service. The mandatory code of conduct proposed by the government aims to make Google and Facebook pay Australian media companies fairly for using …

Google Strikes Licensing Deal With Australia's Seven West Media Amid Content Payment Row
3 years, 10 months ago

Google Strikes Licensing Deal With Australia's Seven West Media Amid Content Payment Row

News 18  

Australia’s Seven West Media became the country’s first major news outlet to strike a licensing deal with Google, as the government pushes ahead with a law that would force the Internet giant to pay media companies for content. At an earnings announcement on Tuesday, Seven, which owns a free-to-air television network and the main metro newspaper in the city of …

Australia says Google, Facebook close to media pay deals
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia says Google, Facebook close to media pay deals

The Hindu  

Google and Facebook were close to striking “significant commercial deals” to pay Australian media for news ahead of Australia creating world-first laws that would force the digital giants to finance journalism, a minister said Monday. “We’ve made real progress, I think, in the last 48 to 72 hours and I think we’re going to see some significant commercial deals which …

Microsoft backs search engines paying for news worldwide
3 years, 10 months ago

Microsoft backs search engines paying for news worldwide

The Hindu  

Microsoft on Thursday lobbied for other countries to follow Australia's lead in calling for news outlets to be paid for stories published online, a move opposed by Facebook and Google. Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a statement the company fully supports proposed legislation in Australia that would force Google and Facebook to compensate media for their journalism. "This has …

Google News Showcase Launched in Australia Amid Dispute Over Law That Forces Google to Pay News Outlets
3 years, 10 months ago

Google News Showcase Launched in Australia Amid Dispute Over Law That Forces Google to Pay News Outlets

News 18  

Tech giant Google on Friday launched a platform in Australia offering news it has paid for, striking its own content deals with publishers in a drive to show legislation proposed by Canberra to enforce payments, a world first, is unnecessary. With the legislation now before a parliamentary inquiry, Friday’s launch of News Showcase in Australia will see it pay seven …

Google opens paid-for Australia news platform in drive to undercut Canberra's content payment law
3 years, 10 months ago

Google opens paid-for Australia news platform in drive to undercut Canberra's content payment law

The Hindu  

Tech giant Google on Friday launched a platform in Australia offering news it has paid for, striking its own content deals with publishers in a drive to show legislation proposed by Canberra to enforce payments, a world first, is unnecessary. Google said on Friday in a statement it looked forward to striking agreements with more Australian publishers, whose position has …

Prime Minister Scott Morrison to hold crisis talks with global Google boss
3 years, 10 months ago

Prime Minister Scott Morrison to hold crisis talks with global Google boss

Daily Mail  

Scott Morrison held a 'constructive' video call with the boss of Google after the company threatened to pull out of Australia over a proposed law to make tech giants pay media companies for news content. In a hostile public hearing before senators in January, Google's Mel Silva said the company may be forced to pull its search function out of …

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