Tech giants facing EU battle over paying for news content

News publishers across Europe have partnered with Microsoft to demand revenue share

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg with Tánaiste Leo Varadkar. File picture

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said digital platforms that make money from sharing news must make a contribution to the cost of producing that content.

His comments follow the lengthy battle in Australia where the government faced a showdown with Facebook and Google over new legislation compelling them to share revenues with news organisations.