‘Need laws to compel tech giants to pay for online news content’

Laws requiring tech giants to pay local media for online news content should be implemented immediately to ensure the sustainability of the country’s media industry.

National journalism Laureate Johan Jaafar said Malaysia could take a cue from the implementation of similar laws abroad such as in Australia and Canada, requiring companies like Meta and Alphabet Inc, to pay local media agencies for every link and search material and news content used on its platform...