Microsoft backs Australian law forcing Google to pay for news links

Re:Microsoft backs Australian law forcing Google to pay for ... by panda88888 on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @05:06PM (#26019786)

If Google withdraws from Australia, wouldn’t the law immediately apply to Microsoft because it is now the (or one of the) dominant search engine?

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Re:Microsoft backs Australian law forcing Google to pay for ... by xyzzy123 on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @05:29PM (#26020046)

Yes, except Microsoft has indicated it would be willing to cut deals.

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Re:Microsoft backs Australian law forcing Google to pay for ... by panda88888 on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @05:39PM (#26020156)

I wonder how it would work out if that happens. There are more to the law than linking fees, such as user data sharing and advanced notification of algorithm changes. In my opinion Microsoft probably cares less about those issues than Google.

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