Google Threatens to pull out of Australia
Google has taken some profits away from news companies because people tend to view their news feeds from Google, and the news companies do not get paid for those views. The Australian government is considering signing a law that forces Google to form agreements with every news organization in Australia, in order for the news companies to make a profit from their work. This led Google to threaten to pull out its company from Australia. Google does not see the law as fair because it is virtually impossible to make deals with every news organization in Australia. Australians would likely survive without Google (using search engines such as Bing or Yahoo), although it would be strange for Australian citizens to randomly adjust.
In the past year, companies such as Facebook, Google, and Amazon have been brought to court because the government wants to stop their possible monopolistic practices. For example, Google makes up 95% of search users in Australia, making it difficult for another company to try and compete. Therefore, the U.S. government is working on regulating the companies so that other businesses can compete with them.
I don’t really know where I stand on Google’s issue with the Australian government. On the one hand, there are news companies that are not making as much money because of Google. This does not seem fair because there is not much they can do about the situation because of how powerful Google is. That is part of the reason why the Australian government wants to pass this law to restrict Google. On the other hand, Google is a big technology company, and our world is shifting towards more companies like Google. The future of news on the internet may be Google News, so it might be a good time for news companies to adapt and change their business models.
What do you think about the current situation with Google in Australia? Do you think the Australian government is right to force Google to make deals with news organizations? Do you think Google should leave Australia?
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