South Africa's Competition Commission has found Google guilty of anti-competitive practices, potentially requiring it to pay up to 500 million rand annually to local media outlets. The Commission's report highlights how Google's algorithm favors global media over local and community outlets, contributing to the erosion of the media landscape in the country. To mitigate these issues, the Commission suggests compensatory payments and algorithmic changes to enhance the visibility of local news, with opportunities for other platforms like Meta and X also being underscored.
Google's algorithm distorts competition between news media organizations, overrepresenting global news outlets while underrepresenting local media, leading to significant erosion of South Africa's media landscape.
To remedy this inequity, the watchdog recommended Google compensate South African news media by 300 million to 500 million rand annually for three to five years.
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