".......they hold the dominant position in online search mostly from news content. π€‘π€‘π€‘π€‘
You can't make this shit up.
They can no longer monetize the traffic as most advertisers will no longer support their opinion pieces that stopped catching feels.
WE ARE THE MEDIA NOW
Maybe they should have thought about all that BEFORE shoving all that BS FAKE NEWS down our throats?
The inquiry, launched in October 2022, highlighted an imbalance in value between tech giants like Google and local publishers, with newsrooms facing financial strain while digital platforms profit.
I'd imagine Big Tech's response is going to be somewhere along the lines of:
This ANC government just want to steal money ANY way they can.....ππ€‘
They did the same thing in Australia.
Google and social media sites should just ban the MSM from their platforms.
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They should also force Google and Meta to hire 90% black people and see how that goesπ€£ππΉ
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"must pay news publishers ... because they hold the dominant position in online search...".
Does South Africa demand that the internet search engines pay porn producers? After all... they hold a dominant position in online searches too.
The SA Government is fucking Insane...
Equity (redistribution of the wealth) = communism.
".......they hold the dominant position in online search mostly from news content. π€‘π€‘π€‘π€‘ You can't make this shit up. They can no longer monetize the traffic as most advertisers will no longer support their opinion pieces that stopped catching feels.
WE ARE THE MEDIA NOW
Maybe they should have thought about all that BEFORE shoving all that BS FAKE NEWS down our throats?
The inquiry, launched in October 2022, highlighted an imbalance in value between tech giants like Google and local publishers, with newsrooms facing financial strain while digital platforms profit.
I'd imagine Big Tech's response is going to be somewhere along the lines of:
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1894005232595509248/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/xJHQwaHmQcwYJ8Rv.mp4