Facebook and Google may face Australia-style paid content law in US

Facebook and Google could lose their bargaining power under a new proposed bill in the US that would force them to pay news outlets for content.  The internet giants currently profit from the content that news organizations produce by hosting them on their respective platforms.  They do not pay the publishers for the content, and … Read more

Covid UK: What full Australia-style border lockdown would mean

The UK is just days away from starting its first experiment with Australia-style Covid border restrictions, with high-risk arrivals forced into 10-day hotel quarantines.  But already some are clamouring for the government to go further, insisting that only a full border shutdown will keep Britain safe from overseas Covid variants. Enthusiasts point to Australia as … Read more

UK coronavirus: What a full Australia-style border shutdown would mean

The UK is just days away from starting its first experiment with Australia-style Covid border restrictions, with high-risk arrivals forced into 10-day hotel quarantines.  But already some are clamouring for the government to go further, insisting that only a full border shutdown will keep Britain safe from overseas Covid variants. Enthusiasts point to Australia as … Read more

Boris Johnson is set to give go-ahead for Australia-style quarantine

Is this the death knell for summer holidays? Boris Johnson is set to give go-ahead for Australia-style quarantine with all UK arrivals – including returning British travellers – paying to isolate at hotels, sources say Minister plans will force travellers to isolate for ten days when they enter Britain Cabinet sources expect Prime Minister to … Read more