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Google attacks Australian govt, says users could lose access to free search

The US-based company's warning, contained in what it called an Open letter to Australians, comes a week before public consultations close on Australian draft laws

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Both Google and Facebook have condemned the proposed legislation, which was released last month and aims to succeed where other countries have failed in making them compensate media businesses for news content

AP | PTI

3 min read Last Updated : Aug 18 2020 | 1:05 AM IST

Google warned on Monday that the Australian government’s plans to make digital giants pay for news content threatens users’ free services in Australia and could hand users’ data to media organisations.

The US-based company’s warning, contained in what it called an Open letter to Australians, comes a week before public consultations close on Australian draft laws that would make both Google and Facebook pay for news siphoned from commercial media companies.

“A proposed law...would force us to provide you with a dramatically worse Google Search and YouTube, could lead to your data being handed over to big news businesses, and

Topics : Google Australia

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