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Australia proposes News Bargaining Incentive levy on tech giants
The Australian government released a draft News Bargaining Incentive scheme proposing a 2.25% levy on tech giants like Google and Meta if they do not sign deals with local media outlets. The initiative aims to raise $250 million annually for journalism, though tech companies have criticized the plan as a digital services tax.
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6 tagsNews Bargaining Incentivedigital services taxjournalism fundingtech regulationAustralian mediasocial media levy
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1 evidence itemsTech giants face new levy to pay for Australian news as Meta calls position ‘simply wrong’
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Tech giants face new levy to pay for Australian news as Meta calls position ‘simply wrong’
Apr 28, 2026, 2:02 PM
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