Australia to target Google and Yahoo under internet piracy crackdown

Search engines would be forced to remove or demote results for piracy websites under new laws

The federal government will target search engines as it expands a crackdown on internet piracy, making it harder for Australians to illegally download free movies and music.

In a move hailed by the Australian film industry, the government on Thursday introduced legislation to parliament that would effectively expand the list of websites that companies could seek to have blocked.

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