As the coronavirus pandemic decimates the economics of the news industry, the Australian government is stepping in. It may not be the only one.
On Monday, the Australian government said it planned to succeed where“Australia seeks to become the first country in the world to successfully require payment for content,” Australia Treasurer Josh Frydenberg
“COVID-19 is putting tremendous pressure on publishers,” David Chavern, president and CEO of the News Media Alliance, a global trade group, told BuzzFeed News. “That ultimately puts pressures on the platforms to come up with a sustainable deal for the publishing industry.”“The pressure has been ratcheting up in Europe, is now ratcheting up in Australia, and it's also ratcheting up but more quietly in the United States,” news industry analyst Ken Doctor told BuzzFeed News.
In the United States, the News Media Alliance is pushing for changes to federal law to allow publishers to negotiate collectively with the tech giants, which is currently prohibited by antitrust laws. “We've been pushing for this safe harbor bill in Congress, which has pretty good support, by the way, to allow publishers to collectively negotiate with the platforms,” Chavern said, of awritten by Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline.
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