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 YouTube pay print and news channels for the news content they are using freely.” The Indian government should take a cue from the Australian parliament that passed the world’s first law last month to ensure news media businesses are fairly remunerated for the content they generate, he said. हमारे देश का प्रिंट मीडिया/ न्यूज TV चैनल समाचार संकलन करने से लेकर तथ्यपरक सच्चाई के लिए एक बड़े संस्थागत स्वरूप में विविध विधा के कर्मियों के साथ अरबों रुपये खर्च कर हमें समाचार प्रदान करता है। इनकी आमदनी का मुख्य स्रोत विज्ञापन है।— Sushil Kumar Modi March 17, 2021 India, Modi said, should take the lead in making Google and Facebook pay a fair share of their earnings from domestically produced news content on the internet to the publishers. But “I would urge we should follow a country like Australia which has taken the lead by enacting a law – News Media Bargaining Code – by which they have compelled Google to share “Australia has set a precedence and now France and other European countries are making laws for Read all the Latest News, Breaking News and Coronavirus News here

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Australia to force tech titans to pay for news
1 week, 4 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 …

Tech giants like Meta, Google to be forced to pay for Australian news
Trending News
1 week, 4 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?
4 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Column: News business needs help in California. Is government the answer?
7 months ago

Column: News business needs help in California. Is government the answer?

LA Times  

Ink specialist David Oma works at the Los Angeles Times Olympic printing plant in February. There’s state legislation brewing that would force the largest internet platforms — like Google — to kick in money to help save journalism. Basically, the big internet platforms gobble up news outlets’ products and work without paying for it and build their own ad programs …

Why is it OK for rich guys to steal my work?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Why is it OK for rich guys to steal my work?

LA Times  

Every day, what’s left of the once-mighty ranks of reporters across this country tap out stories meant to inform, entertain and expose. “To me, it’s a basic fairness thing,” Wicks told me of the notion of internet platforms paying part of their profits to news publishers. “I also want them to do the right thing.” Mateen and his colleagues also …

’Big Tech monopolies’ a key concern for govt, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar
10 months, 2 weeks ago

’Big Tech monopolies’ a key concern for govt, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Live Mint  

Expressing concern over the monopolistic dominance of ad-tech companies like Google and Facebook, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday said the revenue-sharing model between digital news publishers and Big Tech is tilted towards the latter and has emerged as a key concern for the government. The minister, who was speaking during the Digital News …

Facebook scraps multimillion-pound funding scheme as Sir Nick Clegg project fails
1 year, 3 months ago

Facebook scraps multimillion-pound funding scheme as Sir Nick Clegg project fails

The Telegraph  

Facebook’s Community News scheme was previously described by Sir Nick as something that “keeps journalism sustainable”. At the time of the tab’s 2018 launch, Facebook was under fire for allowing Russian troll farms to spread disinformation, including one notorious fake news factory linked to late Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. The Community News scheme helped Meta deflect criticism that its …

Canada will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news under bill set to become law
1 year, 6 months ago

Canada will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news under bill set to become law

Associated Press  

OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s Senate on Thursday passed a bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms. The bill, which is set to become law, was passed amid a standoff between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government and Silicon Valley tech giants. “We have repeatedly shared …

Facebook is wrong to say news lacks economic value, says Canada PM Justin Trudeau
1 year, 7 months ago

Facebook is wrong to say news lacks economic value, says Canada PM Justin Trudeau

The Hindu  

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Meta Platforms Inc.'s opposition to proposed legislation that would compel payment by its Facebook unit and other internet companies for journalistic content was based on a flawed argument that news has no economic value. Speaking to a parliamentary committee about the Trudeau government's legislation on Monday, a Meta official said news has …

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 …

Why India has ordered yet another probe against Google
2 years, 2 months ago

Why India has ordered yet another probe against Google

Firstpost  

The investigation comes after a new complaint from News Broadcasters & Digital Association alleging that its members were compelled to provide Google with news content in order to give their web links higher priority on its Search Engine Result Page The Competition Commission of India has ordered another probe against Google for alleged unfair revenue sharing terms with regard to …

Google is making money from channels sharing fake news and spreading hate: How banning YouTube channels does only half the job
2 years, 4 months ago

Google is making money from channels sharing fake news and spreading hate: How banning YouTube channels does only half the job

Op India  

On August 18, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said that it had banned seven Indian and one Pakistan-based YouTube channel under IT Rule 2021. So far, the Government of India has banned over 102 YouTube channels and their accounts on social media platforms for spreading fake, misleading, and anti-India content since December 2021. It is noteworthy that apart from …

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 …

CCI orders probe into Google’s alleged abuse of position in online news market
2 years, 8 months ago

CCI orders probe into Google’s alleged abuse of position in online news market

The Hindu  

The Competition Commission of India has ordered a probe into complaints against Google for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the online news market. In a statement, the Indian Newspapers Society said that Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, Google India Private Limited, Google Ireland Limited and Google Asia Pacific Pte Limited are allegedly abusing their dominant position related to news referral …

What helps India’s BJP get lower Facebook rates? Divisive content
2 years, 9 months ago

What helps India’s BJP get lower Facebook rates? Divisive content

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, India – In October 2020, in the lead-up to the assembly elections in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party ran an The Bihar police later found out Malik was murdered by his business rivals. The social media platform has also allowed a large number of BJP’s ghost and surrogate advertisers to campaign for the …

Now tech giants Google and Facebook may be forced to pay newspapers for their stories
2 years, 10 months ago

Now tech giants Google and Facebook may be forced to pay newspapers for their stories

Daily Mail  

Tech giants such as Google and Facebook will be required to pay newspapers and other media outlets for using their stories, under new laws being drawn up by the Government. Concern: Nadine Dorries wants to rein in the power of the tech platforms The unit will also investigate the algorithms used by search engines such as Google, which many news …

CCI orders Google inquiry after news publishers complain
2 years, 11 months ago

CCI orders Google inquiry after news publishers complain

The Hindu  

India's competition watchdog on Friday ordered an investigation into Alphabet Inc's Google following allegations from news publishers, saying its initial view was that the tech giant had broken some antitrust laws. In its order, the Competition Commission of India said Google dominates certain online search services in the country and may have imposed unfair conditions on news publishers. The complainant, …

Is Google facing less scrutiny in India than Facebook?
3 years ago

Is Google facing less scrutiny in India than Facebook?

Business Standard  

The Indian subsidiaries of two of the largest digital ad behemoths, Google and Meta Platforms, have reported their results for the last fiscal. Meta’s Indian unit Facebook India Online Services saw its gross advertising revenue grow 41% to Rs 9,321 crore as the pandemic boosted the growth for digital ad platforms. Digital marketing has become a centrepiece in the growth …

Big Tech Is Bending to the Indian Government’s Will
3 years, 4 months ago

Big Tech Is Bending to the Indian Government’s Will

Wired  

As Indian democracy crumbles day upon day under the grasp of Narendra Modi, social media platforms have functioned in lieu of a free press. As Reporters Without Borders recently noted, journalists in India “risk dismissal if they criticize the government.” Since Modi took control in 2014, India’s ranking on the World Press Freedom Index has fallen every year, plateauing at …

Silicon Valley Thought India Was Its Future. Now Everything Has Changed.
54 years, 11 months ago

Silicon Valley Thought India Was Its Future. Now Everything Has Changed.

Slate  

This article is part of the Free Speech Project, a collaboration between Future Tense and the Tech, Law, & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law that examines the ways technology is influencing how we think about speech. Later that month, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology implemented new guidelines for social and digital media companies, forcing …

UK Sets up New Regulatory Board to Curb Facebook, Google's Power Over News Publishers
3 years, 8 months ago

UK Sets up New Regulatory Board to Curb Facebook, Google's Power Over News Publishers

News 18  

Britain’s new regulator for tech giants Facebook and Google, launches on Wednesday with an initial remit to see if a code of conduct could improve the balance of power between the platforms and news publishers. The Digital Markets Unit, based in the Competition and Markets Authority, has been set up to stop big tech companies abusing their market dominance after …

INS wants tech giants to pay for news, govt yet to take a call
3 years, 9 months ago

INS wants tech giants to pay for news, govt yet to take a call

India Today  

The ministry of information and broadcasting today clarified that it has "not endorsed" the demand by the Indian Newspaper Society for sharing advertising revenue by techno companies like Google, Facebook, etc., to compensate Indian newspapers for using their content. He was responding to a question of whether the government receives revenue from companies like Google for the Indian news published …

BJP's Sushil Modi seeks law on lines of Australian regulation to make Facebook, Google pay for news
3 years, 9 months ago

BJP's Sushil Modi seeks law on lines of Australian regulation to make Facebook, Google pay for news

Firstpost  

New Delhi: 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, …

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 …

Rising Internet Users, Next Big Thing to Rake in Money for Social Media Platforms
3 years, 9 months ago

Rising Internet Users, Next Big Thing to Rake in Money for Social Media Platforms

News 18  

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, while unveiling the social media guidelines last month, put forward some interesting figures. A 2019 estimate by the World Bank and the United States Census Bureau put Indian population at 136.64 crore while the data statistics platform Statista put the number of internet users in India in 2020 at 69.7 million. Likewise, YouTube is used …

New IT Rules May Be Rooted in Govt’s Communication Roadmap: Report
3 years, 9 months ago

New IT Rules May Be Rooted in Govt’s Communication Roadmap: Report

The Quint  

“While the emphasis should remain on reaching out to people, the power of persuasion should be used behind the scenes. These back-channel communications should start on priority by giving journalists a little bit extra in a calibrated approach. Therefore, it is necessary to add to power of persuasion,” says another “prominent person” mentioned in the report, adding the suggestion that …

India’s new digital media rules will harm open Internet: Mozilla
3 years, 9 months ago

India’s new digital media rules will harm open Internet: Mozilla

The Hindu  

The Indian government recently notified new rules on how digital and social media platforms should operate in the country. Among the several ramifications the new rules will have on “significant social media intermediaries”,, one prominent area that will be hit most hard is end-to-end encryption. “These rules will harm end to end encryption, substantially increase surveillance, promote automated filtering and …

Big brother is watching you
3 years, 9 months ago

Big brother is watching you

The Hindu  

The new governmental guidelines to regulate digital content raise a fundamental legal and ethical question: are they contra constitutional? The tricky new rule states that big social media companies will have to take down unlawful content within a specific time frame of being served either a court order or notice by an appropriate government agency. Two, there is a contradiction …

Google Asked by Indian Newspaper Society to Compensate for Using Their Content, Raise Ad Revenue Share
3 years, 9 months ago

Google Asked by Indian Newspaper Society to Compensate for Using Their Content, Raise Ad Revenue Share

News 18  

The Indian Newspaper Society on Thursday asked Google to compensate Indian newspapers for using their content and insisted that the global search giant increase the publisher share of advertising revenue to 85 percent. “The Society insisted that Google should increase the publisher share of advertising revenue to 85 percent, and also ensure more transparency in the revenue reports provided to …

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 …

After Google, Facebook says it will invest $1 billion to support news industry over the next 3 years
3 years, 9 months ago

After Google, Facebook says it will invest $1 billion to support news industry over the next 3 years

Firstpost  

Facebook, following in Google’s footsteps, says it plans to invest $1 billion to support the news industry over the next three years. The social networking giant, which has been tussling with Australia over a law that would make social platforms pay news organisations, said it has invested $600 million since 2018 in news. Facebook also announced on Friday that it …

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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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 …

Facebook says it will pay $1B over 3 years to news industry
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook says it will pay $1B over 3 years to news industry

Live Mint  

Facebook, following in Google's footsteps, says it plans to invest $1 billion to "support the news industry” over the next three years. The social networking giant, which has been tussling with Australia over a law that would make social platforms pay news organisations, said it has invested $600 million since 2018 in news. Google said in October that it would …

Australia passes landmark law requiring tech firms to pay for news
3 years, 9 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 …

Facebook faces year of reckoning after showdown in Australia
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook faces year of reckoning after showdown in Australia

Live Mint  

Facebook Inc.’s brief but tempestuous standoff with the Australian government over a world-first pay-for-news law is only the start of a string of regulatory battles that the world’s biggest social network faces in 2021. Mark Zuckerberg started the year on the offensive, blocking news across Rupert Murdoch’s home turf of Australia to fend off demands that Facebook pay media companies …

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 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 …

Google, Facebook Should Enable Revenue Sharing for News in India Too, After Australia
3 years, 10 months ago

Google, Facebook Should Enable Revenue Sharing for News in India Too, After Australia

News 18  

Of late, the Australian government struck out at Facebook and Google, two of the biggest global technology giants. More importantly, should Google and Facebook not consider a uniform, universal revenue sharing model for all news publications, which have largely lost out on Time for Big Tech to be proactive? Following the steps taken by the Australian government, reports state that …

Discussed Situation With Modi, Trudeau, Says Australia PM Amid Facebook Row
3 years, 10 months ago

Discussed Situation With Modi, Trudeau, Says Australia PM Amid Facebook Row

News 18  

Australia and Facebook held high-stakes talks Friday after the social media giant sparked global outrage by blacking out news for its Australian users, as Canberra insisted it wouldn’t back down on a new law that would force the tech firm to pay for journalistic content. He said his government’s world-first legislation to force Facebook and Google to pay Australian media …

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