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Facebook and Google used to be the future of news. But now media companies need more strings to their bow

Written by James Meese, Research fellow, RMIT University

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Given the recent commentary about the reforms proposed for the news media sector, you would be forgiven for thinking Google and Facebook are the only game in town.

The planned reforms arose from last year’s Digital Platforms Inquiry by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which focused squarely...

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