Know your enemy:
Google is now blocking news articles from California-based news organizations for residents of the state who use Google to search the web.
The tactic is being deployed in the face of pending California laws forcing the company to pay for journalism, forcing tech companies like Google and Meta to pay news publishers for news content.
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/12/1244416887/google-blocks-california-news-payments-bill?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop
Mark Ohe /
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2024-04-12 23:07:38
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