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Andrew Brown

Media laws to stay despite US tech giant threat

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has shrugged off tech company complaints about Australia's social media laws. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Laws targeting social media companies in Australia will remain in place despite US tech giants pressuring President Donald Trump to take retaliatory action.

Moves by the federal government to force social media companies to pay media organisations for content on their platforms have prompted calls for Australia to be targeted.

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