Tech Giants Face News Levy | Australia News

Australia’s forcing big tech to pay for news content they use—via a new 2.5% levy on digital ad revenue if they don’t strike direct deals with publishers. The money goes straight to journalism, with extra support for regional and smaller outlets. This move aims to fix the power imbalance between tech giants and newsrooms, avoiding the messy standoff that saw Meta pull out of Australia before. Either negotiate or pay—either way, Aussie journalism gets funded. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/688324f5a9053ff6