Australia to charge Big Tech companies 2% levy unless they strike local news deals
Google logo and Australian flag are displayed in this illustration taken, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab SYDNEY, April 28 (Reuters) - The Australian government said on Tuesday that Meta(META.O), opens new tab, Alphabet's Google(GOOGL.O), opens new tab and TikTok could face multimillion-dollar charges if they did not negotiate deals to pay local media outlets for news on their platforms. U.S. President Donald Trump opposes digital services taxes on ...