Meta accuses Australia of breaching free trade agreement

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Meta accuses Australia of breaching free trade agreement
Meta accused Australia of violating a free trade ⁠agreement with ⁠the US by proposing a new tax on certain tech giants which do not strike licensing deals with local media, escalating a dispute which has simmered for half a decade. The US$1.6 trillion ($2.2 trillion) Facebook and ...

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