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Google Warns It May Withdraw Search Engine From Australia
Nuclear option. Google executive warns it will withdraw search engine from Australia due to 'unworkable' publisher payments law
US Asks Australia To Scrap Proposed Publisher Payment Law
Major clash down under is looming, after Australia rejects US request to halt new law to force Google, Facebook to pay for news
Australian Government Slams Google For Blocking Local Content
Users in Australia complain after Google blocks local websites, after Australia seeks to force tech firms to pay for news content
Australia Finalises Plan For Google, Facebook To Pay Publishers For News
Google and Facebook continue to object, but Australia presses ahead with new law to force them to pay publishers for news content
UK To Implement Tougher Competition Rules On Tech In 2021
Competition and Markets Authority to implement tougher competition laws on tech giants such as Facebook and Google in 2021
French Appeals Court Orders Google To Talk To Publishers
Begin talks now about reusing content. French Appeals Court tells Google it must talk to French publishers over payments to use their content
Google Removes Australia From ‘News Showcase’ Scheme
Google scheme to compensate news publishers will be 'paused' in Australia due to disagreement with tough local restrictions
Google To Pay News Publishers $1 Billion Over Three Years
Big financial commitment revealed by Google to news publishers in a number of countries, starting in Germany and rolling out to other nations
Aussie Regulator Refuses To Back Down After Facebook News Warning
Blunt warning from Facebook about blocking news sharing down under, receives equally blunt response from antitrust officials
Facebook To Block News Sharing In Australia Over Proposed Law Change
Blunt message for Australian politicians, as Facebook warns it will block news sharing down under if proposed law is approved
Google To Pay Publishers For ‘High Quality’ News In Three Countries
Regulatory pressure payout? Search engine confirms it will pay some news publishers in certain countries to license news content
Google Told By French Regulator To Pay For Re-using News Or Content
Google has been instructed by the French competition authority to pay French publishers and news agencies for re-using content or news
Mark Zuckerberg Promises Major Shakeup Of Facebook Newsfeed
More personal posts and less commercial content will be promoted on users' Facebook Newsfeed, CEO says
CNN To Gather News Using Drones, Sets Up UAS Unit
Two full-time drone operators will help the network integrate the unmanned aircraft systems into its ongoing news coverage
WHSmith Blames ‘Administrative Error’ For Privacy Mishap
British newsagent denies data breach after customer information is reportedly emailed to its entire mailing list
Facebook Wants To Become Your One-Stop Shop For News
Social network looking to host content from news organisations
Google Shuts Down The News In Spain
Search giant pulls Google News following dispute over ‘tax’ on story links
AWS Summit: DynamoDB Powers The Times’ Paywall
Amazon database DynamoDB runs the Times' paywall, says News International's CIO Chris Taylor
Osborne Opens Google’s Tech City Campus
Google's start up haven in London's Tech City has been launched by Chancellor Osborne
Microsoft Offers Refund For Azure’s Leap Year Outage
Microsoft provides detail of the Leap Day Azure cloud outage and offered a 33 percent rebate to all customers