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.

SYDNEY: Australia will force Meta and Google to pay for news shared on their platforms under a new scheme unveiled on Thursday (Dec 12), threatening to tax them if they refuse to strike deals with ...

A spokesperson for Google said the government's decision "risks ongoing viability of commercial deals with news publishers in Australia". The proposed new rules come as Australia toughens its ...

This includes Meta, Google and ByteDance ... tax risks the ongoing viability of commercial deals with news publishers in Australia. We are reviewing today's announcement and will have more ...

Australia's competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has called for a renewed focus on promoting greater choice for internet users, citing Google's dominant ...