‘Make Google, FB, YouTube pay for news content’: Sushil Modi in Rajya Sabha

• BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Modi has urged the Central government to enact a law which would compel tech giants including Google, Facebook and YouTube to share their revenues with news media companies in India. ‘Media makes heavy investment in gathering news, and they deliver credible information. Advertisement is their main revenue. But a large share of revenue is cornered by these tech giants now, and because of this, print media and TV channels are facing financial crisis,’ Modi said. He cited the Australian government recent move and said that India should also follow the same model to make these tech giants pay for news content. Watch the full video for all the details.