Google Taking On Proposed ‘Link Tax’ in New Zealand

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2024 – Google is voicing concerns about a proposed New Zealand law that would impose costs on corporations for linking to news articles online.

Google is opposing  New Zealand’s Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, which the company claims represents a fundamental conflict with the ethos of the open internet. 

The company argued in a blog written by Google’s New Zealand Country Director, Caroline Rainsford, that link taxes have been proven ineffective in supporting journalism, citing cases where companies have chosen to disengage from carrying news links in Australia and Canada.