We don’t think it’s sustainable for them to operate in this market’ – News Corp’s Nicholas Gray on the potential to kick Meta out of Australia

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If Meta stops sharing news on its platforms to beat the News Media Bargaining Code, it should be forced to leave Australia altogether, the executive leading News Corp’s relationships with digital platforms argues.
The comments from Nicholas Gray come during a podcast conversation with Unmade’s Tim Burrowes. As part of the News Corp restructure, Gray has been given the expanded, dual role of MD and publisher of The Australian and the company’s stable of prestige publishing arm, along with MD of tech platform partnerships.