3 hours agoAustralia approves the law that forces Google and Facebook to pay for news
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Australia has passed the law obliging technology companies, including Facebook and Google, to pay for news widely distributed on their pages. The law will force them to deal with media companies or set tariffs for them, the BBC writes, broadcast Periscopi. Although he was opposed by Facebook that blocked [...] accounts.
The law will force them to deal with media companies or set tariffs for them, the BBC writes, broadcast Periscopi.
Even though it was opposed by Facebook that blocked Australian and Google accounts, now both companies have pledged to pay profitable sums for some major Australian publishers.
Australia's law is seen as a possible test case for similar regulations in other countries to receive payment from digital platforms for the news.
