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26 November 2018

Group representing Twitter and Google criticises Australia’s copyright plans

An industry group which represents organisations such as Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo, and Google has told an Australian Senate committee that the country’s plans to expand website blocking laws are “unprecedented and unnecessary”.

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