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Facebook, Google face collective bargaining from regional Australian news publishers

( August 5, 2021, 02:03 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Facebook and Google will face collective bargaining from Country Press Australia and its members over payments for news content for a period of 10 years, following an authorization from Australia's competition watchdog. In a statement today, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission said it had authorized the collective bargaining proposal it published in July. Under Australia's news-media bargaining code, publishers are allowed to request to collectively bargain with digital platforms including Facebook and Google for payment for news content.The full statement from the Australian competition regulator follows: ...

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