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Australia unveils a 2.25% levy on Meta, Google, and TikTok’s local revenues if they refuse to pay news publishers

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Australia unveils a 2.25% levy on Meta, Google, and TikTok’s local revenues if they refuse to pay news publishers
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The News Bargaining Incentive applies from 1 July 2026. Platforms that deal with news organisations get full or partial offsets against the levy. The legislation explicitly excludes pure AI chatbot services from coverage. Communications Minister Anika Wells and PM Albanese both announced the draft on Tuesday. The Australian government released draft legislation on Tuesday for […]
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