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For many Australians, Google is the internet. It’s where we get much of our news. It’s where we find and plan our holidays. It’s where we go to shop for gifts online. But in light of a proposed media code that would require the tech giant to pay local news media companies for their product, Google is threatening to end the relationship. And it’s shaping up to be an acrimonious split. “I think Google’s view is that they are so superior that people can’t live without them,” Peter Lewis, director… Source link

Google on Friday threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went ahead with plans to make tech giants pay for news content. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison quickly hit back, saying “we don’t respond to threats.” “Australia makes our rules for things you can do in Australia,” Morrison told reporters in Brisbane. “That’s done in our Parliament. It’s done by our government. And that’s how things work here in Australia.” Australian… Source link

Google is threatening to duck out of Australia. David Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images Google on… Source link

Topline Google has threatened to disable its search function in Australia while Facebook threatened to ban news content from its platform if the government does not back down from its plans to make the tech giants pay media outlets for their content, one of the most dramatic escalations amid  ongoing attempts around the world to regulate big tech. Google has threatened to pull its search engine from Australia over a new law that would see it pay … [+] publishers for their… Source link

Google has threatened to close its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a plan to force Big Tech groups to pay news providers for their content. The warning is Google’s strongest yet against the landmark proposal, which would compel the company and fellow US tech group Facebook to pay news organisations and publishers in exchange for circulating stories. Mel Silva, Google Australia’s managing director, told a Senate hearing in Canberra on Friday… Source link

Google is threatening to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government proceeds with plans to make tech giants pay for news content By NICK PERRY Associated Press January 22, 2021, 7:30 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Google on Friday threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went ahead with plans to make tech giants pay for news content. Australian Prime Minister Scott… Source link

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Google on Friday threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went ahead with plans to make tech giants pay for news content. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison quickly hit back, saying “we don’t respond to threats.” “Australia makes our rules for things you can do in Australia,” Morrison told reporters in Brisbane. “That’s done in our Parliament. It’s done by our government. And… Source link

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Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it would block its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a new code that would force it and Facebook Inc to pay media companies for the right to use their content. Google’s threat escalates a battle with publishers such as News Corp that is being closely watched around the world. The search giant had warned that its 19 million Australian users… Source link

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it would block its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a new code that would force it and Facebook Inc to pay media companies for the right to use their content. Google’s threat escalates a battle with publishers such as News Corp that is being closely watched around the world. The search giant had warned that its 19 million Australian users would face degraded search and YouTube experiences if the new code… Source link