The new tax plan designed to force large tech companies to fund Australian journalism | ABC NEWS [Video]

A federal government plan will see Facebook and Google fund Australian journalism whether they use it or not.
The plan will introduce a tax that will try to force the companies to negotiate deals with local news outlets for their content.
It comes amid concerns about the future of Australian media companies if they continue to lose advertising to the tech giants.

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