# Australia to force Big Tech to fund more local news 2026-08-13T07:14:59+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Australia is tightening its media bargaining laws, requiring digital platforms such as Google, Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn to sign commercial deals with at least eight local news organisations, up from six under an earlier proposal. The revised legislation, expected in Parliament on Thursday, caps any single deal at 25 per cent of a platform's levy liability, with the levy set at 2.5 per cent of Australian advertising revenue. The government says the changes will direct more advertising revenue to Australian news outlets, including smaller and diverse ones. Five per cent of the funds raised will go to the non-profit newswire Australian Associated Press. Australia's 2021 law was among the first globally and has influenced Canada, New Zealand and the UK. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: Australia, Google, media bargaining code, Meta, news funding, tech regulation Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/australia-to-force-big-tech-to-fund-more-local-news/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/australia-to-force-big-tech-to-fund-more-local-news/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.