Google and Facebook Inc will be forced to pay media companies in Australia for publishing their news under what the government says is a world-first mandatory code of conduct.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Monday that negotiations between the tech giants and traditional media platforms had failed to result in a voluntary arrangement and the competition watchdog would unveil a draft code by the end of July.
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