💻 **Australia threatens tech companies with 2.25 percent tax if they don’t pay publishers**

Last time an idea like this came up, Meta packed up its toys and went home Australia has come up with a new way to ensure social media and search companies pay to support journalism: a 2.25 percent tax on revenue that’s avoidable if companies instead do deals with local media.…

🔗 https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/28/australia_news_bargaining_incentive/

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