Canada reveals its Australia-style big tech news media bargaining code
The Canadian government has introduced a bill to bring an Australia-style news media bargaining code into law in the country.…
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New Zealand Herald publisher NZME breaks ranks to enter talks with Google over multi-million-dollar licensing deal
One of New Zealand’s largest news organisations is in talks to sign a multi-million-dollar licensing deal with Google. New Zealand…
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How Chinese state media outlets use Facebook to promote pro-Russia misinformation
Facebook has failed to stop state media outlets owned by China from posting “clear disinformation, conspiracies and propaganda” about the…
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Australian indie publishers ‘freeze news’ in protest at exclusion from big tech bargaining
Independent Australian news sites are instigating a “news freeze” on Tuesday to protest big tech’s failures to pay for their…
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Google and Meta investigated in UK and EU over allegations of anticompetitive ad tech behaviour
Google and Facebook owner Meta are being investigated in the UK and EU over concerns they put “obstacles” in the…
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Ukraine information war: False claims spread on Twitter, Facebook, RT and Sputnik
One week into the Russian war on Ukraine, a Press Gazette analysis has found that almost three quarters of fake…
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How Canada’s Online News Act will differ from Australia’s news media bargaining code
Canada’s government has pledged to create a “more transparent” version of Australia’s media bargaining code as the North American country…
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Report says Facebook fails to flag climate change misinformation from fringe publishers
Facebook is failing to to do “the bare minimum” to stop the spread of misinformation around climate change, according to…
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