Australia to amend laws to make Google and Facebook pay – WAVY.com

by: ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press Posted: Feb 16, 2021 / 02:45 AM EST / Updated: Feb 16, 2021 / 03:21 AM EST FILE – In this Sept. 24, 2019, file photo a woman walks below a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, Calif. Australia’s government said on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, it will amend draft laws that would make Google and Facebook pay for news to clarify that publishers would be paid in lump sums rather than per click on… Source link

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Australia to amend laws to make Google and Facebook pay | World

“On face value, the amendments keep the integrity of the media code intact,” the center’s director Peter Lewis said in a statement. A Senate committee that scrutinized the draft legislation after it was introduced to Parliament on Dec. 9 recommended last week that the code become law without changes. Google and Facebook, which take a combined 81% of online advertising in Australia, have condemned the bill as unworkable. Google has threatened to make its search engine unavailable in… Source link

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Australia to amend laws to make Google and Facebook pay | World

“On face value, the amendments keep the integrity of the media code intact,” the center’s director Peter Lewis said in a statement. A Senate committee that scrutinized the draft legislation after it was introduced to Parliament on Dec. 9 recommended last week that the code become law without changes. Google and Facebook, which take a combined 81% of online advertising in Australia, have condemned the bill as unworkable. Google has threatened to make its search engine unavailable in… Source link

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Google and Facebook: the landmark Australian law that will make them pay for news content | Google

The Australian parliament is poised to pass a landmark media law that would make Google and Facebook pay news publishers for displaying their content. The Australian law is separate to a deal Facebook made to pay mainstream UK news outlets millions of pounds a year to license their articles, but has a similar motivation. The legislation, which will be debated this week, is designed to support Australian public interest journalism and is backed by all the nation’s media companies, big and… Source link

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Yahoo DFS Hockey: Tuesday Picks

As I write this, no games for Tuesday have been postponed, but for some reason I’m feeling unusually wary. Hopefully all six of them do end up happening, even if they involve a few teams that have missed a lot of games thus far. While we’ve been getting some early starts this season, no puck gets dropped before 7:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday. Let’s get to the recommendations and hope they all remain relevant! I don’t like being this skeptical. GOALIE Jake Oettinger, DAL vs. NAS ($28): Oettinger is… Source link

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Tata Communications announces partnership with Google Cloud. Shares up 10%

Tata Communications on Tuesday announced its partnership with Google Cloud to drive cloud adoption amongst Indian businesses. With this partnership, Tata Communications has further expanded their managed public cloud services portfolio to include capabilities for Google Cloud. “The partnership between Tata Communications and Google Cloud India will enable organisations to deploy and access Google Cloud services through Tata Communications’ IZO Managed Cloud,” Tata… Source link

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Yahoo DFS Soccer: Tuesday UCL Picks

MATCHES (EST) FORWARDS Lionel Messi, BAR vs. PSG (€32): Messi has been ruthless over his last eight appearances, netting 10 goals and tacking on three assists. His ability to skate through the opposition is worth sitting down on the couch with a bag of popcorn to marvel at. He’s the focal point of the Barcelona attack and has the highest anytime scorer odds on the slate. On a condensed two-gamer, fading Messi is ill-advised. Mohamed Salah,  LIV at RBL (€30): Salah is in good form coming… Source link

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UPDATE 2-Australia’s political opposition to support Facebook, Google legislation -sources

Benzinga What Keystone Pipeline Cancellation Means For Crude-by-rail President Joe Biden’s revocation of the March 2019 permit enabling the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline will likely result in more crude-by-rail volumes, according to industry observers. But how much volumes will increase could largely depend on the price that heavy crude oil can fetch in the global market. “The cancellation of the Keystone pipeline project was inevitable once the government changed. Despite its… Source link

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Australia’s political opposition to support Facebook, Google legislation: sources

CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s political opposition will support proposed legislation that would force Alphabet’s Google and Facebook to pay publishers and broadcasters for content, two sources briefed on the matter said on Tuesday. The bill, whose prospects are being widely watched around the world, is dependent upon support from the opposition as Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s ruling Liberal party does not have a majority in the country’s upper house. Lawmakers from Australia’s… Source link

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Australia’s political opposition to support Facebook, Google legislation: sources

CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s political opposition will support proposed legislation that would force Alphabet’s Google and Facebook to pay publishers and broadcasters for content, two sources briefed on the matter said on Tuesday. The bill, whose prospects are being widely watched around the world, is dependent upon support from the opposition as Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s ruling Liberal party does not have a majority in the country’s upper house. Lawmakers from Australia’s… Source link

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