Australia unveils a draft News Bargaining Incentive scheme that imposes a 2.25% levy on local revenues for platforms; Meta says the government is “simply wrong”

Google also rejects need for reform after Albanese government reveals draft news bargaining incentive scheme

The Guardian 2026-04-28

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TV Blackbox Kyle Laidlaw on x
Australian media unite behind proposed government Big Tech news laws
r/australia r on reddit
Google, Meta and TikTok face new levy to pay for Australian news as Albanese reveals media plan
@ellymelly Alexandra Marshall on x
Here we f-ing go again with Labor stealing a terrible idea from the Liberals. This isn't about rewarding the press. It is about the government owning the press by killing off ALL independent journalism on social media. And granting the ‘mainstream’ press - which is in bed with
@albomp Anthony Albanese on x
Right now, big tech companies can benefit from Australian journalism without paying their fair share. We're taking the next steps to make sure platforms contribute to Australian news. Because there's no substitute for Australian news and stories told by Australian journalists. [i…
@brodieonlinux Brodie Robertson on x
Guys we tried this one already https://www.abc.net.au/... I know COVID warped our perception of time but it really wasn't that long ago [image]
@michaelwestbiz @michaelwestbiz on x
@AlboMP you mean to transfer more money to msm Rupert Murdoch, Nine etc which is tax deductible for Google so we subsidise it? and just confirming they don't have to spend it on journalism either?
r/worldnews r on reddit
The Australian government said that Meta, Google and TikTok could face multimillion-dollar charges if they did not negotiate deals to pay local media outlets for news on their platforms
@lukeweston Luke Weston on x
We're back to ablo pushing “big tech companies must give NewsCorp money for no discernible reason” which has absolutely no relevant to cost of living that people are struggling with.
@k_mahlburg Kurt Mahlburg on x
I'm the Senior Editor of Australia's largest Christian news site. Why do I have a feeling Mr Albanese's “next step” won't involve a cent for our organisation?
@truthfairy131 Lozzy B on x
MSM in Australia is Government propaganda. Big Tech should fund Independent Media instead.
@matttdavey Matt Davey on x
@AlboMP This is straight-up communism-style censorship. A desperate authoritarian move by this corrupt government to control the narrative and hide the truth. First you forced us to watch the news, now you're kneecapping social media. You've gone way too far. This has to stop!
@ellymelly Alexandra Marshall on x
@AlboMP Killing the independent press - of course you are. This is about rewarding MSM in return for political favour - and everyone knows it. Literally cash for friendly political coverage.
@timoftams Tim on x
@AlboMP Fuck off. You're using American tech platforms to host your news outlets in the first place. They don't owe you anything.

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Australia unveils a draft News Bargaining Incentive scheme that imposes a 2.25% levy on local revenues for platforms; Meta says the government is “simply wrong”

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