Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content


The Australian government said on July 31, 2020 it plans to give Google and Facebook three months to negotiate with Australian media businesses fair pay for news content. — AP

CANBERRA, Australia: The Australian government said on July 31 it plans to give Google and Facebook three months to negotiate with Australian media businesses fair pay for news content.

The government has released a draft mandatory code of conduct that aims to succeed where other countries have failed in making the global digital giants pay for news siphoned from commercial media companies.

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