Meta, Google Warned to Keep Negotiating Payment Deals With Media Outlets

Meta claims it cannot afford to pay Australian publishers.
Meta, Google Warned to Keep Negotiating Payment Deals With Media Outlets
A 3D printed logo of Facebook's parent company Meta is seen in front of the Google logo in a illustration on Nov. 2, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
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Digital platforms such as Google and Facebook’s parent company Meta have been warned by the Australian government to negotiate more agreements setting fair prices for using news content.

Following the introduction of the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code, more than 30 commercial agreements were struck in its first year. But a review by Treasury has found none of the agreements were likely to have been made without the code, and made five recommendations to improve the framework.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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