An Australia With No Google ? The Bitter Fight Behind a Drastic Threat
▻https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/business/australia-google-facebook-news-media.html
The big tech platforms are facing a challenge unlike any other as Australia moves to make them pay for news. SYDNEY, Australia — In a major escalation, Google threatened on Friday to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government approved legislation that would force tech companies to pay for journalism shared on their platforms. Facebook, which appeared with Google at an Australian Senate hearing, reaffirmed a threat of its own, vowing to block users in Australia from (...)
