ABC chair says pressing ‘digital titans’ for revenue is a ‘mainstream democratic imperative’

ABC chair Kim Williams made a renewed call for better funding of the ABC to ‘combat the organised lying by democracy’s enemies’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The tech giants must be pursued for a cut of their substantial revenue to fund journalism in order to fight disinformation and “navigate the dangerous world”, ABC chair Kim Williams has said.

Last week a parliamentary committee recommended the government impose a tech tax on companies like Meta and Google as well as establish a fund to help traditional news media organisations.