<ul><li>The Australian government plans to introduce a levy on social media firms and search engines to force them to pay publishers for journalism and news content.</li><li>This comes after Facebook parent Meta Platforms ended its licensing deal with the Australian government.</li><li>Australia passed the Media Bargaining Law in February 2021 to set fees that tech companies have to pay media outlets for sharing news links.</li><li>The proposed amendments would require social media platforms and search engines earning more than $250m in revenues from Australia to pay a 'charge', which can be offset against payments to publishers.</li></ul>

Australia To ‘Charge’ Tech Firms For News Content, After Meta Ends Licensing Deal

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