Tech giant #Google is blocking links to California news outlets from search results
Google has temporarily 💥blocked links from local news outlets in California💥 from appearing in search results
in response to the advancement of a 🌟bill that would require tech companies to pay publications for links that articles share. 🌟
The change applies only to some people using Google in California, though it is not clear how many.
The 🔸California Journalism Preservation Act 🔸(CJPA) would require large online platforms to pay a “journalism usage fee”
for linking to news sites based in the Golden state.
The bill cleared the California assembly in 2023.
To become law, it would need to pass in the Senate before being signed by the governor, Gavin Newsom.
In a blog post published Friday, #Jaffer #Zaidi, Google’s 🔹head of global news partnerships,🔹 explained that the company is experimenting with removing local news links for a “small percentage” of California users in preparation for the bill potentially passing.
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