8 days ago
Business Today
I&B Secretary Apurva Chandra on Friday said it's important that digital platforms of news publishers "get a fair share of revenues" from Big Tech platforms. "There have been issues regarding the financial health of not just the digital news industry but the parent print news industry as well post Covid. Chandra added that so much has happened in last few years that it is not so easy to keep pace with speed of changes that have taken place in the field of technology, Big Tech platforms and the larger eco-system. Digital media is expanding at a frantic pace and it has a major role in the inclusive digital growth of the nation. However, as India grows digitally, challenges have emerged in the sector where no such adequate systems of checks and balances are in place --unlike DNPA kind of publishers, Chandra added.
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