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Pay up, Google: Indian newspapers demand 85% ad revenue share from tech giant

Posted on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021By Editor

India’s newspapers have joined the offensive against Google, urging it to raise the ad revenue share for publishers to 85 percent. The tech giant has recently faced demands to pay local outlets for news in multiple countries. … Read More >Pay up, Google: Indian newspapers demand 85% ad revenue share from tech giant

Who is the winner in Facebook v Australia news battle? RT’s Boom Bust finds out

Posted on February 28, 2021February 28, 2021By Editor

Australian lawmakers finally passed a hotly-debated law that forces tech giants to pay publishers for their content, potentially setting the stage for similar legal action in other countries. … Read More >Who is the winner in Facebook v Australia news battle? RT’s Boom Bust finds out

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Facebook says it ‘erred on the side of over-enforcement’ when blocking news content in week-long standoff in Australia

Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor

Social media giant Facebook said Wednesday it “inadvertently” blocked some content including a large swathe of charity and state health pages when it imposed a week-long ban on news in a standoff over Australia’s new media code. … Read More >Facebook says it ‘erred on the side of over-enforcement’ when blocking news content in week-long standoff in Australia

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Australian parliament passes law requiring Big Tech to pay media after last-minute changes prompted by Facebook news ban

Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor

Australian lawmakers have passed a law that forces tech giants like Facebook and Google fork out money for the media content. Critics argue the bill was watered down after Facebook imposed a week-long ban on Australian news. … Read More >Australian parliament passes law requiring Big Tech to pay media after last-minute changes prompted by Facebook news ban

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As Australian government caves, Facebook announces first proposed deal with media after lifting own news content ban

Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021By Editor

Social media giant Facebook has announced its first proposed deal with an Australian news organization after the tech company lifted its journalism ban on the site over the government’s proposed media code legislation. … Read More >As Australian government caves, Facebook announces first proposed deal with media after lifting own news content ban

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Facebook to lift ban on Australia’s news after standoff as Canberra agrees to amend law forcing Big Tech to pay media

Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021By Editor

Facebook has vowed to revive thousands of Australian news pages after the government said it would amend its new media code, which requires web platforms to pay for news content, following a weeklong standoff. … Read More >Facebook to lift ban on Australia’s news after standoff as Canberra agrees to amend law forcing Big Tech to pay media

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Google & Facebook ‘very close’ to striking deals with news orgs, Aussie treasurer says as media reform bill moves on

Posted on February 16, 2021February 16, 2021By Editor

There has been “great progress” in talks between US tech giants and Australia over legislation which would tip the balance of power in favor of news organizations. Google earlier threatened to stop its services over the bill. … Read More >Google & Facebook ‘very close’ to striking deals with news orgs, Aussie treasurer says as media reform bill moves on

Russia

Iron curtain on the airwaves: Latvia becomes latest country to censor Russian TV shows, as Moscow diplomats slam new crackdown

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

Russian diplomats have issued a stark warning over freedom of speech in Latvia after the Baltic nation, a member of the EU and NATO, banned one of the country’s television news channels from broadcasting within its borders. … Read More >Iron curtain on the airwaves: Latvia becomes latest country to censor Russian TV shows, as Moscow diplomats slam new crackdown

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Google admits experimentally blocking some Australian news sites from searches as row over paying outlets for content gains steam

Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021By Editor

Internet users can’t find the latest Aussie news on searches as outlets say Google is flexing its muscles against the country’s senate’s proposed code that would make it pay media for news. … Read More >Google admits experimentally blocking some Australian news sites from searches as row over paying outlets for content gains steam