Australia Plans Tech-Platform Charge to Shore Up News Media

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  Plans for new energy tariffs with no standing charges

  Energy firms will be forced to offer the new tariffs under a proposed shake-up of bills by the regulator.
  
  BBC News - 25m
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  Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don't pay for news

  The Australian government says it will tax large digital platforms and search engines unless they agree to share revenue with Australian news media organizations
  
  ABC News - 1h

• Australia to introduce ‘news tax’ on tech companies

  Move is designed to close loophole after Meta walked away from existing deal to use media content
  
  Financial Times - 2h
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  Australia to force tech giants to keep paying for news

  The long-awaited decision follows a standoff with Meta, and succeeds a world-first law from 2021.
  
  BBC News - 3h
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  Australia to charge tech companies for news content if they do not pay

  SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's centre-left government said on Thursday it planned new rules that would charge big tech firms millions of dollars if they did not pay Australian media companies for ...
  
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  Syrian rebels name new PM as outside powers move to shore up interests

  Israel plans to create ‘sterile defensive zone’ inside southern border, and Turkey bombs Kurdish targets in north Syria. Syria’s leading rebel group has named a new prime minister to head the ...
  
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• Reddit’s stock gets a boost as social-media platform ramps up AI-powered search with Reddit Answers

  The social-media platform is expanding its beta test of Reddit Answers, the company said Monday.
  
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• Billionaires plan overhaul of US news groups as media confronts trust issue

  Patrick Soon-Shiong and Jeff Bezos announce efforts to address bias at LA Times and Washington Post
  
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