New Zealand: Online News Act
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
17 Aug 2023 under deliberation
04 Dec 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
New Zealand
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content remuneration regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
legislature
executive
Government Body
parliament
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Introduced Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill in New Zealand
On 17 August 2023, the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, aimed at regulating content remuneration between news publishers and digital platforms, was introduced to the New Zealand Parliament. The Bill aims to ensure that news publishers are fairly c…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Announced Online News Act including content remuneration regulation
On 4 December 2022, the Government of New Zealand announced that it will introduce a new law requiring large online platforms, such as Google and Meta, to pay domestic media companies for publishing local news content on their platforms. The new law…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government