Australia has passed a new law that will require digital platforms like Facebookand Google to pay local media outlets and publishers to link their content on news feeds or in search results. The move was widely expected and comes days after the government introduced some
The CEOs of several big tech companies will again testify before Congress next month, this time to discuss misinformation on their platforms. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will appear before members of the House Energy and Commerce
Australia is on track to the push through the legislation that would require digital platforms to pay for news, according to the country’s communications minister. The government expects the likes of Google and Facebook to comply with the law, Paul Fletcher told CNBC’s “Street Signs
The head of Australia’s competition watchdog says Australia won’t want to see Google leave, but if the tech company decides to exit the country because it is unable to reach an agreement with the government, it has to be “their call.” A
Microsoft said on Wednesday it fully supported proposed new laws in Australia that would force internet giants Google and Facebook to pay domestic media outlets for their content. “While Microsoft is not subject to the legislation currently pending, we’d be willing
Software giant Microsoft is confident its search product Bing can fill the gap in Australia if Google pulls its search over required payments to media outlets, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday. Australia has introduced laws that would force internet giant Google and
Google believes that hackers in North Korea are pretending to be cybersecurity bloggers and targeting researchers in the field on social media platforms like Twitter and LinkedIn. The search giant announced that its Threat Analysis Group has “identified an ongoing campaign
(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Monday it will not make contributions from its political action committee this election cycle to any Congress member who voted against certifying the results of the presidential election. Earlier this month, following the
Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it would block its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a new code that would force it and Facebook Inc to pay media companies for the right to use their content. Google’s threat escalates a
In 2017, Facebook said it was testing a new way of selling online advertising that would threaten Google’s control of the digital ad market. But less than two years later, Facebook did an about-face and said it was joining an