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Canada’s ‘link tax’ failure warns NZ against similar path

Google warns that if New Zealand passes the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, it may stop linking to news content, leading to significant drops in traffic for local news outlets, as seen in Canada.
FACTS:
  • The bill introduces an arbitration process where a panel decides payments, leading to uncertainty about how much platforms should pay news publishers
  • In Canada, similar legislation resulted a drop in traffic, putting news outlets at risk according to experts
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