Google has warned it will be forced to stop promoting New Zealand news content and stop deals with local newsrooms if the government goes ahead with the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill.

Google threatens to: USNews reports that Google will stop linking to news content on Google Search, Google News, and Discover platforms in New Zealand. Discontinue existing commercial agreements ...

To address this issue, Google may be required to stop paying billions ... Google last week issued a warning to New Zealand lawmakers, stating that it will cease linking news content on its search ...