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By Colin Packham

Feb 23 2021 6:42AM

As final vote nears.

Australia says no further Facebook, Google amendments

Australia will not alter legislation that would make Facebook and Google pay news outlets for content, a senior lawmaker said, as Canberra neared a final vote on whether to pass the bill into law. Australia and the tech giants have been in a stand-off over the legislation widely seen as setting ...

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