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Google launches News Showcase in Australia. Signs of compromise?

Google launches News Showcase in Australia. Signs of compromise?
Written by Chandraveer Mathur
Feb 05, 2021, 01:45 pm 2 min read
Google launches News Showcase in Australia. Signs of compromise?

Google has announced the launch of its News Showcase in Australia. The program will feature news snippets from partner media outlets in the country. The news comes amid threats from the company to withdraw its flagship Search feature from Australia. Google has been critical of the country's proposed News Media Bargaining Code that mandates Google and Facebook to pay media outlets for news.

Giving back
Google's $1 billion investment to pay publishers for news

Unlike the News section under Search, Showcase features longer snippets in swipeable "story panels". The feature will be available in Google News for Android and iOS, as well as Discover for iOS. News Showcase is a part of Google's $1 billion global investment over three years to pay publishers for content. Showcase is available in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Japan, and the UK.

A step forward
Scott Morrison and Sundar Pichai had a 'constructive' meeting

Australia's proposed Media Code would force Google and Facebook to negotiate with media companies for content, with an arbiter to decide revenue sharing if no agreement is reached. Earlier, Google had threatened to withdraw Search from Australia. Subsequently, on Thursday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he held a "constructive" meeting with Google CEO Sundar Pichai as the company continued negotiations with Australian publishers.

Lobbying
YouTube already exempt from Australia's proposed Media Code

The comment suggests the government may be willing to compromise on how the code is applied to Google, if many publishers are on board before the law is passed. Google has succeeded in lobbying the government to exempt YouTube from the code. The company's Search product presently accounts for over 90 percent of the search market in Australia.

No parallels drawn
Google paying French media for content not comparable to Australia

Google recently agreed to pay French publishers for their content. The French policy requires Google to pay publishers for content on Showcase. The News tab under Google Search was removed for French users last year in compliance with the new copyright laws. Google says Australia's code considers only publisher's cost, not Google's and could lead to unreasonable demands from publishers for their content.

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