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I agree with this sentiment 100%. They've (diff news orgs and gov'ts) tried this tactic elsewhere and they have failed, but there still are folks who think if they try again, this time they will be lucky or they can find a sympathetic ear in the gov't to do the dirty work for them.

is it news orgs or governments? News orgs can't enact taxes without co-opting governments to pass laws.

But I agree these link taxes are a fundamentally broken concept where legacy media looks to strongarm funds out of others for sharing their publicly shared news.

It’s news orgs through lobbying

100%. I can't think of a less empathetic beneficiary of this bill than Chatham Asset Management and the other vulture firms that are overseeing the destruction of the news business.