Google rejects calls for it and Facebook to pay $600m a year for Australian news
- jamessnow321
- Jun 1, 2020
- 1 min read
Google Australia has rejected calls for the search engine giant and Facebook to pay Australian media companies $600m a year for using their news content, saying the figure is based on “unfounded assertions”.
The managing director of Google Australia, Mel Silva, says the economic benefit Google gets from Australian news is “very small” and publishers are using “inaccurate numbers” in their talks with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
The treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, has instructed the ACCC to develop a mandatory code between media companies and digital platforms including Google and Facebook.
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