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Google threatens to leave Australia – but its poker face is slipping
Analysis: tech firm’s refusal to pay news publishers comes as it agrees to do exactly that in FranceThe biggest companies in technology love an ultimatum but rarely do they spell out their threats. This week, however, Google has done exactly that, telling an Australian parliamentary hearing that a proposed law forcing the company to pay news publishers for the right to link to their content “would give us no real choice but to stop making Google Search available in Australia”.The threat, from the company’s Australian managing director, Mel Silva, is the latest escalation in a war of words over the proposal, which seeks to undo some of the damage online business models have dealt to the country’s publishing industry. Continue reading...
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The EU looks set to follow Australia's lead by demanding Google and Facebook pay for news articles
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Governments Shouldn’t Choose the News in Your Feed
A proposed law in Australia would force Facebook and Google to pay news publishers for their...
