And, as the report notes, there are now more than 100 major official inquiries or legal cases by law makers against the top four digital platforms: Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon. “Publishers and platforms must work together to better bolster the journalism ecosystem. The committee hopes it will provide a much-needed roadmap for publishers to navigate increasingly complex and integrated digital relationships. The law means large platforms such as Facebook, Google and YouTube must pay for content beyond short extracts of work. “The regulation of the digital platforms is bigger than one country or even a region such as Europe can effectively handle,” says Whitehead.

Source: thestar October 15, 2019 09:00 UTC