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Google Search experiments on Australian media underline market power issues, minister says

( January 13, 2021, 23:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Anecdotal evidence from Australian news publishers that Google is making tweaks to its News and Search results that are burying national news media links for some users points to the kind of market-power issues a news-bargaining code seeks to address, Australian Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has said. In an interview with Australia's public broadcaster today, Fletcher said plans to make Google and Facebook pay for the news content they host on their platforms should resolve a power imbalance between media companies and the digital platforms, as Google continues to publicly oppose draft legislation. An excerpt from an interview by Australia's public broadcaster with Communications Minister Paul Fletcher follows. ...

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