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Andrew Brown and Farid Farid

Tech giants to face higher payments for news content

The federal government wants digital platforms to do deals with media organisations. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Higher levies for tech companies who don't strike deals with Australian media organisations for news content will not violate free-trade deals with the United States, the assistant treasurer says.

The federal government's proposed news bargaining incentive will push companies like Google, Meta and TikTok to strike commercial deals with news organisations to use the publishers' content on their platforms.

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