Australia: News Bargaining Incentive charge for social media platforms
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
12 Dec 2024 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Australia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content remuneration regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
search service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Announced News Bargaining Incentive charge for social media platforms
On 12 December 2024, the Australian government announced the News Bargaining Incentive, a proposed charge aimed at encouraging digital platforms to share revenue with Australian news organisations. Building on the 2021 News Bargaining Code, which ma…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government