Australia has passed a law requiring Google and Facebook to pay news organizations for keeping news content. The Australian Parliament passed a new law on Thursday.
At the same time, Australia has become the first country in the world to pass such a law. Initially, all tech companies opposed the law, which was introduced by Australia. Google also said it would leave Australia if such a law was passed at an early stage.
Facebook had banned media content in Australia for a few days. But later, both Google and Facebook agreed to abide by the law. Australia has passed a new law as soon as Facebook and Google agree to abide by the law.
The new law makes some improvements that wouldn't force Facebook and Google. Also, if negotiations with local news outlets fail, Australia will be the first country where a government body will determine the price to be paid by tech giants.
Similarly, Facebook and Google have agreed to pay large sums of money to some major media outlets.
This new practice in Australia has opened the door for other countries as well. But the question may arise as to whether such a law can be easily implemented everywhere. Technology companies around the world are often reluctant to be soft on one country and hard on another or to make policies different.
Therefore, it can be believed that the law brought by the Australian government in favor of the media after a long preparation will be followed by other countries.
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