The Australian government wants to make tech giants like Google and Meta continue to pay local news publishers for using their content.
After Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced that it would opt out of former Australian PM Scott Morrison-era law to pay for using news from local news publishers, the current Albanese government aims to introduce a new scheme to ensure that the tech giants continue to pay local media publishers for using their content. The government says that this scheme, expected on Thursday, is aimed at protecting the sustainability of the country’s news industry.
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said that under the new scheme, tech companies such as Google and Meta will be fined hefty penalties for refusing to negotiate a deal with local Australian news publishers.
