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David Seymour: ACT leader on why the party invoked the Agree to Disagree clause for the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill

Published: July 2, 2024, 8:45 p.m.

David Seymour doesn't think the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill will solve underlying issues with media. \xa0

The Government's progressing an amended version of the Bill which will make digital platforms like Facebook pay for news content. \xa0

ACT's invoked its right to 'agree to disagree' and will oppose the Bill. \xa0

Party leader David Seymour told Mike Hosking that it will probably make issues with media worse. \xa0

He says that's because the one attractive thing about the original Labour policy was that it deals with private companies with no politicians involved, but now they're proposing a politician be involved.\xa0

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