Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms
April 29, 20261:20 AM ET
By The Associated Press
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia has proposed taxing digital giants Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters.
The government released draft legislation Tuesday it intends to introduce to Parliament by July 2 that would create a financial incentive for the social media companies to strike deals with news organizations to pay for journalism.
The platforms' criticisms included that the proposal was a "digital services tax" that misunderstood the evolving advertising industry and would fail to deliver a sustainable news sector.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a monetary value needed to be attached to journalists' work.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g-s1-119142/australia-moves-to-tax-meta-google-and-tiktok-to-fund-newsrooms
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Tax all social media heavily along with raising all corporate taxes. No more tax relief for the Epstein class. 
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