Australia lashes out at Big Tech threats, says its inevitable that Facebook & Google pays for content material

Australia’s treasurer has prompt the tech giants to only settle for that their platforms will have to start paying for content material, amid threats from Facebook and Google to limit firms inside the country if one of these protection is enacted.
Australia’s treasurer has advised the tech giants to accept that their platforms will have to start paying for content, amid threats from Facebook and Google to limit services in the country if such a policy is enacted.Original article
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