Rupert Murdoch takes another swing at Google and Facebook, seeks reforms

Murdoch for years has criticised Google for taking the publisher's news articles without compensation and Facebook with failing to adequately reward publishers

Rupert Murdoch renewed his attacks on Google and Facebook during News Corp’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, accusing the tech giants of trying to silence conservative voices and calling for "significant reform."

The Silicon Valley companies are favourite targets for Murdoch, 90, who for years has criticised Google for taking the publisher's news articles without compensation and Facebook with failing to adequately reward publishers. The public flogging continued, despite News Corp winning concessions from both companies, which earlier this year agreed to pay for the publisher content in Australia.

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