SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman (ACCC) Rod Sims said proposed laws that will make Australia the first country in the world to force Google and Facebook to pay for news were fair and critical for the survival of the media industry.
Sims said he was surprised to hear criticisms from Google about the draft legislation unveiled by the Australian government earlier this month.
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