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Australia's Google, Facebook media code progresses with parliamentary committee backing (*update)

By Laurel Henning ( February 12, 2021, 04:38 GMT | Insight) -- Draft Australian legislation to make Facebook and Google pay local and national news publishers for the content hosted by the US technology companies' platforms cleared a procedural hurdle today, gaining the backing of an Australian Senate committee. In a report published today, the Senate Standing Committee on Economics said it recommended that the legislation be passed in its current form and supported a 12-month review of the code, including the arbitration model which has been at the heart of Facebook and Google's opposition to the planned measures. Draft Australian legislation to make Facebook and Google pay local and national news publishers for the content hosted by the US technology companies' platforms cleared a procedural hurdle today, gaining the backing of an Australian Senate committee. ...

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