Big news from South Africa! The country's competition watchdogs are saying Google, Facebook (owned by Meta), and X (formerly Twitter) aren't being fair to South African news websites. They say Google's search results show too much international news and not enough local news, hurting South African news companies.
- Google might have to pay South African news websites 300 million to 500 million rand (that's between $16.4 million and $27.3 million!) each year for 3-5 years.
- Facebook and X might need to show South African news more often on their apps.
- If these companies don't follow the rules, they could pay a big tax on their ads.
| Company | Possible Fine (Rand) |
|---|---|
| 300,000,000 - 500,000,000 | |
| Meta & X | Potential 5-10% tax on digital ads |
