AdvertisementBusinessCompaniesMedia & marketing News Corp says plan to make tech giants pay for news has been ‘gutted’ David Swan August 3, 2026 — 2:00pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Share A A APublishing giant News Corporation has attacked the federal government’s late changes to its plan to make tech giants pay for journalism, warning the revised design lets tech platforms off the hook just as the rules were meant to tighten. Publishers have long argued that tech giants pilfer the premium news content that is crucial to the success and user engagement of their networks. “Tech giants cannot keep dodging their obligations. Louise Kennerley “What we’re looking at here is dealing with a situation where big tech platforms share news in its existing form,” he said.