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Google Shutting Down Some California Access To News Sites As A Test Of Proposed Legislation’s Effects
Some Californians are having their access to news sites blocked by Google.
The move comes as a test of what would happen should the state Legislature pass a new law requiring the search engine to pay media companies for linking to their content. (This bill) would up-end that model,” Jaffer Zaidi, Google’s vice president for global news partnerships, wrote in the blog post. “We are committed to continuing negotiations with Google and all other stakeholders to secure a brighter future for California journalists and ensure that the lights of democracy stay on.”
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