Google’s threat to block Australia over content fees sparks anger

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Google has threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia over plans by the government to make tech giants pay for news content. But Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told the company, “We don’t respond to threats.”

Al Jazeera’s Laura Burdon-Manley reports.

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