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Andrew Brown

EXPLAINED: Trump allies label media bargaining code a shakedown - The Real Truth

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has previously refused to renew deals with media firms. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

A plan to force tech giants to compensate news outlets for their journalism could lead to higher tariffs for Australia, a US group allied with the Trump administration warns.

The federal government's news bargaining incentive passed parliament on Thursday, after the Greens agreed to back the measures.

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