Australia passes landmark law requiring tech firms to pay for news

The law passed easily after a last-gasp deal that watered-down binding rules Facebook and Google had fiercely opposed .The government said the law, called the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code, would ensure that news businesses 'are fairly remunerated'

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