Google's YouTube video service allows individuals and companies to create channels featuring advertisements that create revenue for both them and YouTube. — Reuters
SYDNEY: Alphabet Inc's Google on Aug 17 said a proposed antitrust law in Australia forcing tech firms to pay for news that appears on their social media websites would adversely impact individual content creators and channel operators.
Google said the law proposed last month would help big media firms artificially inflate their search ranking, luring more viewers to their platforms and giving them an unfair advantage over small contributors running their own websites or YouTube channels.
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