Being forced to pay to host a link is just not how the internet should or does work.

For example, this (https://www.axios.com/2023/06/01/meta-california-pull-news-threat) article talks about and links to Google and Meta, so it should have to pay them with this logic.

Meta threatens to pull news from its apps in California

History suggests that it's not an empty threat.

Axios

@IcyShark
"Hey, I read this great book! I'd tell you about it, but I'm a little skint this week and can't afford the royalty."

Terrifying, but I'm also sure there's a cyberpunk story there.
@Gargron