Microsoft urges US and EU to follow Australian digital news code
by Alex Hern from World news | The Guardian on (#5E3K8)
Firm stood against Facebook and Google over plan to make tech giants pay news organisations
Microsoft is calling for the US and the EU to follow Australia in introducing rules which require technology companies to share revenue with news organisations and support journalism.
The company, which stood against Facebook and Google in supporting the proposal, argues that it is necessary to impose such a levy to create a level playing field between large tech firms and independent media organisations.
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