NZME boss calls on government to address big tech issue

NZME boss calls on government to address big tech issue
Daniel Dunkley
NZME chief executive Michael Boggs says a “solution is required” to help the media bargain with big tech companies, as the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill faces an uncertain future.Boggs, who spoke to the select committee for the online news bill last week, believes the government “needs a solution, whether it’s this law or another” to address the imbalance between multinational technology groups and local news media. The former Labour government’s proposal to force big tech companies to do commercial...

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