Is news worth a lot or a little? Google and Facebook want to have it both ways
- Written by Tim Dwyer, Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communications, University of Sydney
Executives from Google and Facebook have told a Senate committee they are prepared to take drastic action if Australia’s news media bargaining code, which would force the internet giants to pay news publishers for linking to their sites, comes into force.
Google would have “no real choice” but to cut Australian users off entirely...





