NZ plans law to make Facebook, Google pay for local news content

NZ plans law to make Facebook, Google pay for local news content

FILE PHOTO: Morning commute traffic streams past the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, U.S. November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva//File Photo

The New Zealand government said it will introduce a law that will require big online digital companies such as Alphabet Inc’s  Google and Meta Platforms Inc to pay New Zealand media companies for the local news content that appears on their feeds.