Australia has been included on a list of countries which US tech giants are urging the Trump administration to punish for their tech regulations. The Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) deem social media laws in these nations to be ‘unfair digital trade barriers’. The Albanese government’s News Media Bargaining Incentive has been described as ‘coercive and discriminatory’. The Tech Policy Design Institute’s Johanna Weaver says it is ‘interesting’ that China has been excluded.
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