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Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content

by Associated Press
| April 20, 2020 12:03 AM

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Global digital platforms Google and Facebook will be forced to pay for news content in Australia, the government said Monday, as the coronavirus pandemic causes a collapse in advertising revenue.

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