Australia Report Says Make Google and Facebook Pay for News

Australia Report Says Make Google and Facebook Pay for News
The logo of Google is seen in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 20, 2020. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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CANBERRA, Australia—Australia’s Parliament will debate making Google and Facebook pay for news after a Senate committee on Friday recommended no changes to drafts of the world’s first such laws.

The Senate Economics Legislation Committee has been scrutinizing the bill since it was introduced in Parliament in December.