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Australia passes the News Bargaining Incentive, which will tax tech giants 2.5% on their Australian ad revenue if they don't strike deals with local news media

Australia passed legislation on Thursday that will force tech giants to pay millions of dollars in levies if they fail …

Australia passes the News Bargaining Incentive, which will tax tech giants 2.5% on their Australian ad revenue if they don't strike deals with local news media

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Reuters — Australia passes the News Bargaining Incentive, which will tax tech giants 2.5% on their Australian ad revenue if they don't strike deals with local news media ↗

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