Google threatens to block Search in Australia if new law passes
Lawmakers in Australia want to force Google, Facebook and others to pay for news that appears in search results and on their platforms. Now Google has threatened to block Search in Australia if the bill passes. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Google may stop allowing Search in AustraliaAccording to The Sydney Morning Herald, Melanie Silva, managing director for Google in Australia, told a Senate committee hearing today that the company would block Search in the country if the proposed media bargaining code becomes law. Experts told the Herald that the threat is real as Google ...