Thursday, February 4, 2021

Microsoft boss ready to fill Google void

 


Microsoft’s Brad Smith said the tech company would be happy to work with the news media bargaining code. 


Microsoft president Brad Smith says the software company is willing to sacrifice profits to support public interest journalism and is ready to step up and become Australia’s leading search provider, putting the pressure on Google to capitulate to the government.

Speaking from Redmond in Seattle he said the legislation, which presses Google and Facebook to strike deals with publishers that would ensure news creators were paid fairly by the digital platforms for journalism, was a necessary step in protecting democracy…………………

https://www.afr.com/technology/willing-to-live-by-these-rules-microsoft-commits-to-media-code-20210203-p56z1g

 

 

 

 

 

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