In a 2001 study two scholars in Canada showed that comprehension declines as the number of hyperlinks in a document increases.
Christian Wigand, a spokesperson for Brussels, said: "Let's be clear; granting such rights to news publishers would not affect the way users share hyperlinks on the internet.
Initially, there were only pages of text connected by hyperlinks, but no people.
In a 2001 study two scholars in Canada showed that comprehension declines as the number of hyperlinks in a document increases.
