Australia passes law requiring Facebook and Google to pay for content
(Windows Phone Central)

Facebook and Google will have to pay up to use news content in Australia. What you need to know The Australian government passed its new law that will require Facebook and Google to pay for news content. Google and Facebook spoke out against the law, but it passed following a series of amendments. Microsoft has pushed for the law to be passed and emulated in other countries. Australia passed a law that will require Facebook and Google to pay for local news content (via the BBC). The law saw backpack and debate from Facebook and Google but has been praised by Microsoft. The law, called the News Media Bargaining Code, passed Australia`s House of Representatives on Thursday after already having gone through Australia`s Senate. The law requires Google and Facebook to negotiate a fee with publishers to use news content or, if an agreement cannot be made, go through an arbitration process. The law specifically targets Facebook and Google at the moment, but that could change in the fu...