Search engine says economic benefit it gets from
Australian news is ‘very small’ and publishers are using ‘inaccurate numbers’ in talks with ACCC
Google Australia has rejected calls for the search engine giant and
Facebook to pay Australian media companies $600m a year for using their news content, saying the figure is based on “unfounded assertions”.
The managing director of
Google Australia, Mel Silva, says the economic benefit Google gets from Australian news is “very small” and publishers are using “inaccurate numbers” in their talks with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.