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Australia Proposes Levy on Meta, Google, TikTok for News Content Payments

Sourced from 5 publications

  • •Australia plans a 2.25% levy on Meta, Google, and TikTok's Australian revenues if they avoid paying for news content.
  • •The draft law encourages tech companies to voluntarily negotiate deals with local news publishers to avoid the levy.
  • •The proposal is part of Australia's effort to support local media and regulate the power of global tech platforms.
  • •Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is leading this initiative amid potential U.S. opposition under President Trump.

Sources

Australia targets tech giants with levy unless they pay for local news

France24

Google, Meta and TikTok face new levy to pay for Australian news as Albanese rev...

Theguardian

Australia to tax tech giants unless they pay news outlets

Rte

Tech giants forced to strike deals for news content

Thewest

Albanese unveils 2 per cent revenue hit for tech giants who shun news deals

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