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The Australian government has released new details of its news bargaining incentive legislation, which will force platforms to pay for news content. The platforms, including Google, Meta, TikTok, and LinkedIn, will have to make deals with at least six media organisations or pay 2.5% of their digital revenue made in Australia. The charge rate for companies that don’t sign deals has increased from 2.25% to 2.5% of their digital advertising revenue.
- ▪LinkedIn is no longer exempt from the news bargaining incentive legislation despite lobbying from Microsoft.
- ▪The platforms will have to make deals with at least six media organisations or pay 2.5% of their digital revenue made in Australia.
- ▪The charge rate for companies that don’t sign deals has increased from 2.25% to 2.5% of their digital advertising revenue.
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| Publication time | Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:20:41 GMT |
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3m ago17.32 EDTKrishani DhanjiLinkedIn dragged into news bargaining incentive legislation, despite lobbying from MicrosoftThe government has released new details of its news bargaining incentive legislation, with LinkedIn no longer exempt from the agreement – which will force platforms to pay for news content.The platforms – Google, Meta, TikTok and now LinkedIn – will have to make deals with at least six media organisations (an increase from four under the draft legislation) or pay 2.5% of their digital revenue made in Australia.The government has announced the changes after consultations with industry.View image in fullscreen Photograph: M4OS Photos/AlamyThe charge rate for companies that don’t sign deals has increased, from 2.25% to 2.5% of their digital advertising revenue.
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