UK reveals plans to force Google and Meta to pay for news
The UK government has laid out the groundwork for how it plans to force technology giants to pay news publishers…
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Duopoly battle moves to Canada as Google and Meta face new Australia-style regulation
Canada’s news publishers are braced for an aggressive response to their government’s plan to make Google and Meta pay for…
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Google ad pause on Ukraine war content must ensure trusted publishers not ‘unintentionally impacted’
Google’s advertising pause on certain content surrounding the war in Ukraine has been described as a “positive move” for disarming…
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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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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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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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