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☆ Google removes links to California news sites, citing proposed state law requiring payment to publishers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Google is removing links to California news websites in reaction to proposed state legislation requiring big tech companies to pay news outlets for their content, the company announced Friday in a blog post. “It’s time they start paying market value for the journalism they are aggregating at no cost from local media.”Charles F. Champion, the president and CEO of the California News Publishers Association, said Google is suppressing California news. Google has not responded to CNN’s request for comment about the current state of talks with the Canadian government. The company had a similar reaction to a 2021 Australian law that would require platforms to compensate Australian news outlets for using their content. Google said at the time it would pay publishers through its Google News Showcase instead of paying them for links.

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☆ Google removing links to California news websites as part of test in response to pending legislation
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Alex Koller | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Google headquarters is seen in Mountain View, California, United States on May 15, 2023. Google will begin removing links to California news websites from search results for some Californians in response to a bill that would require online ad companies to pay a fee for connecting state residents to news sources. The recent developments have upended many online publishers that count on Facebook and Google for traffic and are particularly painful for publications that rely on advertising revenue. "If passed, CJPA may result in significant changes to the services we can offer Californians and the traffic we can provide to California publishers," Zaidi wrote. Supporters of the California bill say it will help news publishers receive a fair chunk of the ad profits reaped by tech juggernauts like Apple , Google and Meta.

Persons: Jaffer Zaidi, Zaidi Organizations: Google, California Journalism, Facebook, Meta, Google News, Apple Locations: View , California, United States, California, France, Germany, Spain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand

☆ Meta says it will block news on Facebook in California if recently advanced bill becomes law
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

California lawmakers advanced a bipartisan bill Thursday that would require Big Tech platforms to pay publishers for news they host, just a day after Meta threatened to remove news from Facebook and Instagram should the bill pass. The California Journalism Preservation Act, which passed out of the state Assembly 46-6, still needs to be approved by the state Senate and signed by Democratic Gov. The California bill has similar aims to federal legislation that a bipartisan group of lawmakers attempted to advance last year. The current conflict between Meta and California lawmakers recalls a similar fight in Australia in 2021, when the government there sought to require online platforms to pay for news content. WATCH: Australia slams Facebook's move to block news amid new media bill

Persons: Meta, Gavin Newsom, Andy Stone, Adam Kovacevich, Danielle Coffey, Facebook's Organizations: Big Tech, Facebook, California Journalism, Democratic Gov, Twitter, Media Alliance, Tech, Journalism, CNBC, YouTube Locations: California, Meta, Australia

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