The South African online news website, The Daily Maverick, which also runs a weekly newspaper, closed down its operations on 15 April for 24 hours to protest against dominance of big tech companies and the global crisis that journalism faces. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) adds its voice to the call of The Daily Maverick urging Internet giants that do not produce any form of news content to financially compensate journalists and media outlets whose articles are used by the tech corporations.