Trump wants ‘fair treatment’ in fight over Labor’s levy on tech giants to pay for news, US trade group warns
A US trade group has warned that Donald Trump may retaliate against Australia's proposed 'News Bargaining Incentive' levy on tech giants. The policy aims to force companies like Google and Meta to compensate news outlets for content, but faces criticism from US trade representatives.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing international tension between national media regulation and the global influence of US-based technology corporations.
The National Foreign Trade Council has issued a veiled warning about how Donald Trump may respond to Australia’s proposed News Bargaining Incentive. The National Foreign Trade Council has issued a veiled warning about how Donald Trump may respond to Australia’s proposed News Bargaining Incentive. Australian politics Trump wants ‘fair treatment’ in fight over Labor’s levy on tech giants to pay for news, US trade group warns National Foreign Trade Council ‘disappointed’ at move to expand News Bargaining Incentive but Australian experts say government is not going far enough
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Prefer the Guardian on Google A major US trade body has rubbished the Albanese government’s plan to make more big tech platforms pay for Australian journalism, issuing a veiled warning about how Donald Trump may respond to the “deteriorating trend”.
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