'No laughing matter': Google enlists comedian to help in fight against Australia's news code

Google has enlisted the help of a comedian in its ongoing campaign against the Australian government’s plan to make digital platforms pay for news.

Greta Lee Jackson stars in Google’s latest campaign salvo, which comes as the Australian competition regulator wraps up the consultation period with digital platforms and news publishers before the proposed mandatory news code becomes law. The search giant claims the proposal is “extreme” and unfair.

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