( ) -q-25- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “with media outlets.” Google says it will stop linking to New Zealand news content and will reverse its support of local media outlets if the government passes a law forcing tech companies to pay for articles displayed on their platforms. [CutID: <Cuts> GOOGLE-NEW-ZEALAND-house-q-FRIam.mp3 Time: 25s Title: GOOGLE-NEW-ZEALAND-house-q-FRIam Out-cue: […]
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Google to stop linking to New Zealand news if new law forces a paywall
( ) -q-25- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “with media outlets.”
Google says it will stop linking to New Zealand news content and will reverse its support of local media outlets if the government passes a law forcing tech companies to pay for articles displayed on their platforms.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: The vow to sever Google traffic to New Zealand news sites echoes strategies the firm deployed when Australia and Canada prepared to enact similar laws in recent years. It follows a surprise announcement by New Zealand’s government in July. Officials said lawmakers would advance a bill forcing tech platforms to strike deals for sharing revenue generated from news content with media outlets.