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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp, Amanda Meade and Josh Butler

Meta, TikTok and Google will be forced to pay for Australian news. What does it mean for you?

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The new model will require digital platforms with Australian revenues of over $250m, including Meta, Bytedance (TikTok) and Google, to participate by paying a fixed charge or enter direct deals. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Digital platforms will be forced to pay for Australian news regardless of whether they enter new deals with publishers, preventing companies such as Meta side-stepping the news media bargaining code.

Here’s what’s happening – and how it could impact you.

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