The Australian government announced a tax on large digital platforms and search engines starting January 1, targeting companies earning over 250 million Australian dollars annually from Australia like Meta, Google, Alphabet, and ByteDance. The tax aims to encourage revenue sharing with Australian news media organizations, offsetting the tax through payments to the media. This move follows Meta’s decision not to renew deals to pay Australian news publishers, prompting the government to enforce revenue-sharing deals through the New Media Bargaining Code introduced in 2021.
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Bishop storms into church, grabs mic and tells choir to ‘stop terrible racket’
A disgruntled Bishop of Fulham, Jonathan Baker, interrupted a choir concert at St Andrew's Church in Holborn, demanding attendees leave his "house" after turning off the lights and criticizing the performance as a "terrible racket." Despite the choir having booked the venue until 11pm, the bishop later apologized, unaware of the concert's technical delays, while the choir exited singing Abba's "Dancing Queen." Want More Context? 🔎
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