A lesson in playing chicken with Big Tech

Big Tech, such as Meta and Google, is suffocating New Zealand journalism by monopolizing advertising revenue, hindering the ability to fund quality reporting. Media Minister Paul Goldsmith is considering following Australia’s stricter approach to regulating Big Tech. By playing chicken with tech giants like Elon Musk, Brazil was able to influence X’s operations, showing the potential for New Zealand to negotiate fair revenue sharing agreements with Meta and Google.

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