By Chris King • Published: 23 Feb 2021 • 2:59
Microsoft Joins The Facebook News Fight Siding With European Publishers. image: Pixabay
MICROSOFT Joins The Facebook News Fight By Siding With European Publishers
Microsoft has stepped into the ongoing Facebook news controversy and thrown its weight behind European publishers calling for an Australia-style system that will force platforms such as Google and Facebook to pay news organisations for content.
This Monday (February 22), Microsoft announced that they could team up with media industry groups like the European Publishers Council to lobby for such a policy, which lawmakers around the world are currently considering.
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