NZ Government Appears to Have Stalled on Making Tech Companies Pay for News

The bill has disappeared from Parliament’s schedule of business.
NZ Government Appears to Have Stalled on Making Tech Companies Pay for News
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Rex Widerstrom
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New Zealand’s Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, designed to force tech giants to make agreements with New Zealand media firms to pay for using their content, appears to have disappeared from the government’s agenda.

Originally slated for its second reading on Nov. 13, when Parliament debates and then votes on a bill, it was relegated to number 13 on the day’s agenda, effectively preventing debate.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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