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Google is threatening to stop making Search available in Australia.
Google argues that Australia s proposed News Media Bargaining Code would hurt small businesses, small publishers, and millions of Australian users if it became law.
It has proposed technical amendments to the media code, which will allow it to pay publishers for value, without breaking Search.
Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia if the country s proposed News Media Bargaining Code becomes a law. The search giant s biggest problem with the proposed law is that it will be required to pay for links and snippets in Search. Google says the provision would set an untenable precedent for its business and that it is not compatible with how search engines work.
Google threatens to cut off Australia
Google’s threat to end its Australian Search operation comes in the face of new legislation that would force it to pay media publishers for news content
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Google has made an unprecedented threat to shut down its Search operation in Australia as it tries to force the government to back away from new legislation that would force it to pay media organisations to carry their news content and conduct mediated negotiations with them if agreements cannot be reached.
The law was proposed at the end of 2020 following an investigation into the dominance of both Google and Facebook in online news content. The Australian government believes this poses a threat to democracy in the country.