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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Natasha May

Trump urged to target ‘coercive and discriminatory’ Australian media laws by Musk’s X, Apple, Google and Meta

Elon Musk’s X is one of the companies urging Donald Trump to act against Australia’s laws.
Elon Musk’s X is one of the companies urging Donald Trump to act against Australia’s laws. Photograph: Algi Febri Sugita/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

Big tech giants Apple, Meta, Google, Amazon and Elon Musk’s X have lodged a formal complaint urging the Trump administration to target “coercive and discriminatory” Australian media laws.

The members of the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) responded to a request by the Office of the United States Trade Representative for “comments to assist in reviewing and identifying unfair trade practices and initiating all necessary actions to investigate harm from non-reciprocal trade arrangements”.

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