ACCC set to authorise Country Press Australia collective bargaining with Google & Facebook

July 1, 2021 4:52

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a draft determination proposing to authorise Country Press Australia (CPA) and its members to collectively negotiate with Facebook and Google over payments for news content that appears on respective platforms.

CPA currently represents 81 news publishers which publish 160 regional newspapers across Australia, providing local and independent news to regional communities in print and online.

ACCC proposes to authorise Country Press Australia collective bargaining with Google and Facebook

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Emma Shepherd

Emma Shepherd was the acting deputy editor at Mumbrella who has over seven years of print and digital experience in the industry and has previously worked as a reporter for media outlets Bauer Media (now Are Media), Yahoo Australia, and a content strategist and writer for various independent marketing agencies.

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