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A new Australian scheme would slap a tax on Google and other major tech platforms that will be earmarked to pay for news.
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Source: AFP
Australia will force Meta and Google to pay for news shared on their platforms under a new scheme unveiled Thursday, threatening to tax them if they refuse to strike deals with local media.
Traditional media companies the world over are in a battle for survival as precious advertising dollars are hoovered up online.
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