Australia hikes levy for tech giants that fail to strike local news deals

The Australian government has increased a planned levy on tech giants, requiring them to pay millions if they fail to secure commercial deals with local media for news content.

Australia hikes levy for tech giants that fail to strike local news deals
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The Australian government has hiked a ​planned levy that will force ​tech giants to pay multimillion-dollar charges ‌if ​they fail to strike commercial deals with local media outlets for news on their platforms.

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