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Australia’s competition regulator is confident MPs will approve legislation forcing Big Tech companies to pay for news, despite a threat by Google to shut its search engine in the country. Rod Sims, an architect of the draft law, said Google’s threat highlighted the need for a news media bargaining code that would include binding arbitration to force technology groups to negotiate with news providers. The legislation was almost certain to pass parliament despite a… Source link

Microsoft has moved to capitalise on Google’s threat to shut its search engine in Australia, throwing its weight behind efforts to make Big Tech pay for news content and offering to transfer small businesses to its rival service Bing at no cost. The Seattle-based company on Wednesday slammed Google’s threat to exit Australia over the news media bargaining code and said it fully supported a draft law aimed at forcing technology groups to pay news providers for… Source link

SYDNEY, Australia — In a major escalation, Google threatened on Friday to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government approved legislation that would force tech companies to pay for journalism shared on their platforms. Facebook, which appeared with Google at an Australian Senate hearing, reaffirmed a threat of its own, vowing to block users in Australia from posting or sharing links to news if the bill passed. In both cases, the dire warnings — which one senator… Source link

Text size Jackpongstock/Dreamstime.com I’ve always been skeptical about the push to sue, legislate, and regulate social media companies toward better… Source link

This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: Ok! Google chief executive Eric Schmidt, pictured on September 7, on Friday said that Microsoft’s Bing… Source link