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Australia passes law to levy tech giants that fail to pay for local news
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Australia passed legislation on Thursday that will force tech giants to pay millions of dollars in levies if they fail to strike commercial deals with local media outlets for news on their platforms. Proceeds from the scheme would be directed to local Australian news outlets, whose content helps drive user engagement
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Australia passed legislation on Thursday that will force tech giants to pay millions of dollars in levies if they fail to strike commercial deals with local media outlets for news on their platforms. Proceeds from the scheme would be directed to local Australian news outlets, whose content helps drive user engagement and advertising revenue on the tech firms' platforms. The levy applies to Meta, Alphabet's Google, TikTok and Microsoft's LinkedIn, covering companies with a "significant" social media or search service in Australia, and local advertising revenue exceeding A$250 million ($178 million). Australia passes law to levy tech giants that fail to pay for local news
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Big Tech Regulation
Australia passed a law making big tech companies pay local news outlets for using their stories. This means big tech firms will face extra costs, while local media companies might get more money.
What changed
Australia enacted legislation requiring tech giants to pay levies to local news outlets if commercial deals are not struck.
Who wins / who loses
Local Australian media outlets and publishers stand to gain potential funding, while major global tech platforms like Alphabet and Meta face new regulatory costs and fee structures.
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- $GOOGLWatch — track, don’t rush
Google has to follow these new rules in Australia, which could mean paying extra money to local news companies.
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Facebook and Instagram's parent company is included in the new rules and might have to pay local news fees.
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Microsoft owns LinkedIn, which is also large enough in Australia to fall under this new law.
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- Monitor similar international legislative proposals in Canada, Europe, and the UK regarding tech platform news compensation.
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- Tech companies successfully negotiating zero-cost exemptions or courts blocking the legislation.
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