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Google: We will shut down our search engine if we have to pay for news

article published on 22 January, 2021

In a very weird row, Australia is proposing a legislation that would force online giants Google and Facebook to pay for local news publications. Basically, every time an article from Australian news site would appear in Google search results or in Facebook feed, that news site would get paid. Similar proposals have been suggested - and even executed - in the past. Spain, France and Germany ... [ read the full article ]

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The_Fatguy
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_ 		22. January 2021 @ 11:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Seriously double edged sword. Google, like Youtube, does NOT like sharing money when they can hoard it all to themselves. Certainly if the press doesnt want to be found, Google can easily omit them from ALL search results.

That will definitely help them to remain anonymous and unread, which is ultimately the goal for any publication.
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veezylife
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_ 		25. January 2021 @ 21:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
pretty hypocritical and ironic of the pro-censorship, anti-free specch, too-big-tech company.
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