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tax campaign](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/21/labor-under-internal-pressure-on-gas-tax-as-influencer-says-government-stopped-working-for-the-punters) has gained traction online with the independent senator David Pocock, social media influencer [Konrad Benjamin](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/21/labor-under-internal-pressure-on-gas-tax-as-influencer-says-government-stopped-working-for-the-punters) – otherwise known as Punter’s Politics – and the Australia Institute think tank
social media companies to strike deals with news organizations to pay for journalism. The platforms' criticisms included that the proposal was a "digital services tax" that misunderstood the evolving advertising industry and would fail
Australia and Singapore, two Fidesz sources said. Péter Magyar, whose opposition Tisza party [won a landslide victory](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/viktor-orban-concedes-defeat-as-opposition-wins-hungarian-election) this month, has sounded the alarm, accusing those connected to Fidesz of racing to shield