It would be in the best interest of OTT platforms and online information platforms and their users to have an up-to-date and robust legal mechanism for redressing their grievances. The government, through the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technologies (MEITY), notified and published on Thursday the 2021 rules on information technology (intermediate directives and code […]
Month: February 2021
Australia passes law forcing Facebook and Google to pay for news content
The Australian government has passed a new law forcing Google and Facebook to negotiate with the media to pay for their content or face arbitration. “This is an important step”, noted Josh Frydenberg, the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party who spearheaded the new law. “This legislation will help level the playing field and see […]
Facebook to spend $ 1 billion on news content over three years
Facebook Inc. FB -0.02% has said it will spend at least $ 1 billion on licensing from news publishers over the next three years, a commitment that comes as tech giants come under close scrutiny from governments around the world for paying for news content that appears on their platforms. The spending plans come on […]
Google to pay News Corp for topical content in global deal
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp said it has entered into a three-year pact with Google under which the publisher will provide the internet giant with news content from sites around the world in return for “big payments from Google.” News Corp sites joining the Google News Showcase include the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, and the […]
Google and Nine strike $ 30 million a year deal for news content
Google has agreed to pay Nine Entertainment Co more than $ 30 million in cash per year for the use of its news content, a major step forward for the search giant and the media company ahead of the news introduction. negotiation laws. Industry sources familiar with the talks, who spoke anonymously due to nondisclosure […]