Australia to debate bill to make Google and Facebook pay for news

Australia is to introduce a bill into parliament that would force Facebook and Google to pay news outlets for featuring their journalism.

The Australian government said the "world-first" laws would mandate a process for news outlets to negotiate "fair" payments for their work.

Currently a power imbalance favours the big tech firms, the government said.

The tech giants have vehemently opposed the laws, which they say will damage reader access.

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