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Australia’s crackdown on Google, Facebook ‘worked’

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A government review into Australia’s media bargaining code, which extracted millions of dollars from the global tech giants, found the legislation corrected the “imbalance” between news publishers and tech platforms.

But media outlets such as The Conversation and SBS remain upset that Facebook has not entered into agreements with them. According to the review, Facebook said its “budget to support content agreements for these products was limited” and “some news businesses would not receive a deal”.

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Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com
Edmund Tadros leads our coverage of the professional services sector. He is based in our Sydney newsroom. Connect with Edmund on Twitter. Email Edmund at edmundtadros@afr.com.au

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