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Australia Passes Law Making Google and Facebook Pay for News

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAustralia’s parliament on Thursday passed the last elements of the controversial new law that will require major tech firms to pay local publishers for news.Amendments earlier this week brought to an end a standoff between the Australian government and Facebook, which last week took the dramatic move of disabling Australian users’ ability to share news articles.The compromises, which both the government and Facebook have claimed as a victory, include a longer period until the News Media Bargaining Code bites.

That gives platforms such as Facebook and Google a further month to negotiate deals with publishers before any disagreement on payment terms is sent to an arbitrator for decision.

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