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Inventor of the web opposes plan to force tech giants to pay for content

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Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the web in 1989 (World Wide Web Foundation)Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the computer scientists that invented the World Wide Web, has opposed plans to force tech companies to pay for news.In Australia, the government is pursuing laws that would force tech giants like Google and Facebook to pay media companies for the links they feature.

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World Wide Web Inventor Opposes Australia's News Payment Plan

The digital giants have also made submissions to the inquiry, with Facebook urging a return to the voluntary code of conduct.

3 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Metro News

Inventor of the web opposes plan to force tech giants to pay for content

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Raw Story

World Wide Web inventor opposes Australia's news payment plan

World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee says Australia's plan to force digital giants to pay media outlets for news content is "unworkable" and undermines a "fundamental principle" of the internet.Canberra is pursuing world-first laws that would require Google and Facebook to compensate Australian news organisations, or pay millions of dollars in fines.The aggressive move to check the tech giants' power has prompted blowback from the US firms, w…

3 years ago·United States

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The Guardian Nigeria

World Wide Web inventor opposes Australia’s news payment plan

World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee says Australia's plan to force digital giants to pay media outlets for news content is "unworkable" and undermines a "fundamental principle" of the internet.The post World Wide Web inventor opposes Australia's news payment plan appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

3 years ago·Nigeria

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Inquirer

World Wide Web inventor opposes Australia’s news payment plan

SYDNEY--World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee says Australia's plan to force digital giants to pay media outlets for news content is "unworkable" and undermines a

3 years ago·Manila, Philippines

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Breaking Asia

World Wide Web Inventor Opposes Australia’s News Payment Plan

World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee says Australia's plan to force digital giants to pay media outlets for news content is "unworkable" and undermines a "fundamental principle" of the internet.

3 years ago

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