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Google has made an unprecedented threat to shut down its Search operation in Australia as it tries to force the government to back away from new legislation that would force it to pay media organisations to carry their news content and conduct mediated negotiations with them if agreements cannot be reached. The law was proposed at the end of 2020 following an investigation into the dominance of both Google and Facebook in online news content. The Australian government believes this poses… 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

At a Senate hearing in Canberra on Friday, Google (GOOGL) Australia Managing Director Mel Silva said the draft legislation “remains unworkable,” and would be “breaking” the way millions of users searched for content online. “If this version of the Code were to become law, it would give us no real choice but to stop making Google Search available in Australia,” she told lawmakers. “That would be a bad outcome not just for us, but for the Australian people, media diversity and small businesses… 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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TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Penny Stocks That Could See Outsized Gains Well, it’s official. Joe Biden is now President, and he’ll be backed – at least for the short term – by Democratic majorities in both Houses of Congress. Wall Street is taking the measure of the new Administration, and sees, among its first moves, a boost in fiscal stimulus that is likely to goose consumer spending, bump corporate profits, and provide general economic support in the first half of 2021. Covering the… Source link

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A Detroit-area brewery canceled production of a new beer on Monday, one day after it was announced following the threat of legal action from Hall of Famer Barry Sanders. The Eastern Market Brewing Co. announced the “Same Old Lager” on Sunday, a Detroit Lions-themed beverage it made that featured Sanders on the can in an 8-bit version. His name nor the Lions’ name is on the can, but it’s clearly the legendary running back. Sanders tweeted out a picture of the can Monday, and said he has… Source link