Much Ado About No News: Australia’s Latest Plan to Make Platforms Pay

Australia’s latest plan to make digital platforms pay for journalism has an unusual feature. A platform can owe money even if it carries no journalism at all. The government calls this an “incentive.” On Aug. 3, the Australian government finalized legislation establishing the News Bargaining Incentive (NBI). The government first proposed the NBI in December ... Much Ado About No News: Australia’s…