Tech giants to face new tax unless they pay media outlets
NewsWorldAustralasiaTech giants to face new tax unless they pay media outletsDigital platforms had been pressured to strike deals with news publishers to pay for journalism Rod McGuirk Wednesday 29 April 2026 10:43 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2966241To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-google-meta-tiktok-tax-news-b2967042.html","title":"Tech giants to face new tax unless they pay media outlets"}}CloseMeta's Facebook News tab retires in US and AustraliaOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Australasia","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Australia is moving to compel tech giants Meta, Google, and TikTok to contribute financially to the news industry, p...المصدر: The Independent | Source: The Independent
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