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Many News Corp. print mastheads were challenged and the double impact of the coronavirus lockdown plus tech platforms such as Google and Facebook not remunerating local publishers for content made the mastheads unsustainable, News Corp. Australasia executive chairman Miller said.

Aussie papers go digital, downsize as COVID, unpaid content...

Ad revenue has declined making print operations unsustainable while Big Tech makes money on newspaper content without...

28 May 2020 11:13 AM

Australia last month announced plans to force major internet firms to share advertising revenues earned from news content featured in their services.

Australian watchdog suggests boycott of Google, Facebook to force them...

The radical idea was among a series of possible bargaining tools put forward by the Australian Competition and Consumer...

19 May 2020 11:55 AM

Alongside pop-ups warning the way Aussies use Google is at risk , which began appearing for Australian Google users on Monday, the tech titan also urged YouTube creators worldwide to complain to the nations consumer watchdog.

Google drafts YouTubers worldwide in campaign against Australia's bid...

The YouTube you know and love is at risk in Australia, the company tweeted from its YouTube Creators account.

18 Aug 2020 11:53 AM

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission slammed Googles misinformation and said the company would not be required to share additional user data with the news media or charge Australians to use its free services unless it chooses to do so . (Photo of Google CEO Sundar Pichai | Flickr - Nguyen Hung Vu)

Google slammed for spreading 'misinformation' to counter Australian...

The tech giant in an open letter claimed it would be forced to hand over users' search data to news media companies.

17 Aug 2020 8:37 AM

Among the concerns is a fear that under the so-called News Media Bargaining Code, news businesses will be able to somehow control their algorithms, Australias fair trade regulator Rod Sims said. Well engage with them and clarify that so that theres no way that the news media businesses can interfere with the algorithms of Google or Facebook, Sims said.

Australia's pay-for-news law: Facebook, Google won't have to give out...

The final draft of the bill could be introduced into Parliament in late October.

17 Sept 2020 5:22 PM

Mark Zuckerberg is happy to let Facebook be a tool to spread misinformation and fake news, but is apparently fine with Facebook dropping real news altogether, John Stanton, co-founder of the Save Journalism Project, said in a statement. Regulators need to reign in the tech giants total domination of the online marketplace before its too late. (Photo | Pixabay - PhotoMIX-Company)

Facebook threatens to throw out news from platform after Australia...

The move came after the deadline for negotiations with publishers ended on August 31.

1 Sept 2020 7:53 AM