Posted on Jan 22, 2021
Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia
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Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over the nation's attempt to make the tech giant share royalties with news publishers.
Australia is introducing a world-first law to make Google, Facebook and potentially other tech companies pay media outlets for their news content.
But the US firms have fought back, warning the law would make them withdraw some of their services.
Australian PM Scott Morrison said lawmakers would not yield to "threats".
Though Australia is far from Google's largest market, the proposed news code is seen as a possible global test case for how governments could seek to regulate big tech firms.
Australia's code would tie Google and Facebook to mediated negotiations with publishers over the value of news content, if no agreement could be reached first.
Google Australia managing director Mel Silva told a Senate hearing on Friday that the laws were "unworkable".
"If this version of the code were to become law, it would give us no real choice but to stop making Google Search available in Australia," she said.
Australia is introducing a world-first law to make Google, Facebook and potentially other tech companies pay media outlets for their news content.
But the US firms have fought back, warning the law would make them withdraw some of their services.
Australian PM Scott Morrison said lawmakers would not yield to "threats".
Though Australia is far from Google's largest market, the proposed news code is seen as a possible global test case for how governments could seek to regulate big tech firms.
Australia's code would tie Google and Facebook to mediated negotiations with publishers over the value of news content, if no agreement could be reached first.
Google Australia managing director Mel Silva told a Senate hearing on Friday that the laws were "unworkable".
"If this version of the code were to become law, it would give us no real choice but to stop making Google Search available in Australia," she said.
Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
PO1 H Gene Lawrence Luckily My Son is Blessed to Have a Father Brought Up in a Mixed Race Community, Mother in Law that is a Pro-Military, Seattle/Tacoma Hippy, Chris "Tank" was Brought Up in a Mixed Race Military Housing. In His Own Way He is Most Definitely "Conservative" Most Definitely Proud of His "Southern Scotch Irish Hillbilly Heritage" but He Has Absolutely No Patience with those that Use that the Title "Conservative" as Cover for Racism or Homophobia.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - just my curiosity, as I have family in Eastern WA. I’m from Tacoma in Western WA.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
PO1 H Gene Lawrence My Last 6 Years in the Navy I was Homeported Out of Bremerton, WA. USS California CGN-36, Diego Gracia, BIOT and USS Arkansas CGN-41. Needless to Say the Pacific Northwest is Most Definitely My Children and Grandchildren's Home and My Occasional Hang Out. My Daughter Lives in Suburban Portland and My Son Lives in the Tri-City Region of Washington.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - my wife’s oldest daughter lives in Richland. My longtime Navy Buddy lives in Scappoose, OR about 30 miles NW of Portland.
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Maj Marty Hogan Most Definitely and I'm Glad to Hear Australia is Fighting for it's Journalists.
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