Microsoft has offered to fill the void if rival Google follows through on a threat to turn off its search engine in Australia.
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Thursday lobbied for other countries to follow Australia’s lead in demanding news outlets to be paid for stories search engines publish online, a move opposed by Facebook and Google.
Microsoft last week offered to fill the void if rival Google follows through on a threat to turn off its search engine in Australia over the plan.
Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a statement the company fully supports proposed legislation in Australia that would force Google and Facebook to compensate media for their journalism.
“This has made for an unusual split within the tech sector, and we’ve heard from people asking whether Microsoft would support a similar…
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