Dubbed the media sustainability bill, it contains several provisions that Google has deemed might "not align with the wish of all or many" to build a sustainable online news ecosystem.

Google pointed to several provisions in the proposed draft that required digital platforms to reveal their algorithms to media companies and share user data related to content from online news outlets, the former of which it said might give “unfair advantages over other sites”.

"Regulations that are too restrictive or one-sided could hinder our ability to deliver [our] services effectively to all users," Google said on Tuesday in a statement on its official blog.

Read also: News firms push for a rule on ads-revenue sharing and algorithm in Big Tech

It also addressed a provision on responsibility for content moderation in the draft bill, saying the country already had a strong regulation and that making another restrictive rule may “weigh on the industry and media companies”.

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Regarding one provision in the draft bill requiring digital platforms to share their ad revenue with news outlets, Google said its search engine had driven much online traffic to news websites, while it did not run ads or make money from news publications.

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