Alphabet's (GOOG) Google, Meta Platforms (META) and other technology companies have been accused by South Africa's Competition Commission of anti-competitive practices against the country's local media, according to a statement from the commission Monday.
At the conclusion of a 16-month inquiry, the commission recommended that Google compensate South Africa news media 300 million to 500 million rand ($16.3 million to $27.2 million) annually for three to five years, while executing changes to search "that will sustainably create shared value with the media through increases in referral traffic." It also suggested that Meta and X stop deprioritizing news on their user feeds.
The companies and the public have six weeks to submit responses before the report is finalized, according to the statement.
Alphabet and Meta did not immediate reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires.
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