Government Discusses Revenue Sharing for Digital News with Big Tech

The government initiated talks with online news publishers and departments regarding the Digital News Publishers Association's (DNPA) call for a revenue-sharing mechanism with big tech companies like Google and Meta. The DNPA claims that current practices harm digital news publishers' businesses. International examples from Australia and Canada were referenced.

The Indian government has begun discussions with online news publishers and related departments to explore the revenue-sharing demands proposed by the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA). The meeting, chaired by Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju, included representatives from both the DNPA and various government departments.

The DNPA has urged the creation of a revenue-sharing mechanism to ensure fair compensation for the content aggregated and distributed by major technology firms such as Google and Meta. According to the DNPA, the current practices are detrimental to the business of digital news publishers.

Countries like Australia and Canada have already implemented legal frameworks that mandate big tech companies to compensate local news publishers for their content. In light of this, the meeting aimed to address issues related to the imbalance of bargaining power, unfair competition, and the distribution of advertising revenue between tech intermediaries and Indian digital news publishers. The DNPA, comprising India's top 18 news publishers, has been vocal about ensuring that Indian media houses get their rightful share of revenue from these tech giants.

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