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Unless you have been living under a rock or happened to be searching for this article on Facebook (too soon?), you probably know about the Australian government's legislative attempt to make big tech pay local news publishers for content.
In short, the News Media Bargaining Code (which is still winding its way through parliament) is intended to level the playing field between tech platforms and news media companies. Not surprisingly, it has sent ripples of anxiety around the digital media world, with Facebook and Google taking radically different stances in the stand-off.
To explain what this all means for investors, Livewire's Ally Selby spoke to Magellan's Vihari Ross and Montaka Global Investments' Chris Demasi. They discuss the repercussions of this news for investors in Facebook and Google, the potential windfall for publishers, as well as whether regulation curbs companies' ability to grow and innovate.
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