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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Amanda Meade Media correspondent

Australia’s media concentration ranked second-worst in world as experts call for levy on tech firms

A mobile phone with 'facebook' on the screen lying on top of four newspapers
Australian researchers report the country’s newspaper market is dominated by four companies who control 84% of the market. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Google and Meta account for 70% of digital advertising and should pay a levy to fund traditional media, according to a new report on media concentration led by researchers from several Australian universities.

The communications, media and internet concentration in Australia report, which tracked the country between 2019 and 2022, found it has the second-highest media concentration in the world. Its newspaper sector alone is dominated by four companies who control 84% of the market.

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