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Google and Facebook must pay media for content reuse, says Australia

The Australia executive has mentioned it's going to undertake a compulsory code to require tech giants corresponding to Google and Facebook to pay native media for reusing their content. The requirement for them to proportion advert income with home publishers used to be reported previous via Reuters. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg publishe…
The Australia government has said it will adopt a mandatory code to require tech giants such as Google and Facebook to pay local media for reusing their content. The requirement for them to share ad revenue with domestic publishers was reported earlier by Reuters. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg publishe…

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