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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

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday threatened to sue the Trump administration if it does not change its coronavirus vaccine distribution plan to allow for more equitable delivery among “black and brown communities” hardest-hit by the virus. “The Trump administration is designing the distribution plan, and their plan basically has private health care companies administer the vaccines,” Cuomo said in a speech at Manhattan’s Riverside Church. “The president talks about CVS and… Source link

The UK competition regulator has told the government to set up a digital regulator within a year or his agency will take action against Facebook and Google. Andrea Coscelli, chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority, told the Financial Times he was preparing to mount investigations into the two internet giants if the government did not act fast enough to curb their powers. In his clearest statement of intent yet, Mr Coscelli said the watchdog would give the… Source link