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Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms

Australia is proposing to tax Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government intends to introduce the draft legislation to Parliament by July.

Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms
Image: NPR World

Australia is proposing to tax Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government intends to introduce the draft legislation to Parliament by July.

(Image credit: Rick Rycroft)

Originally published at NPR World

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