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Episode: Faced with possibly paying for news, Google removes links to California news sites for some users
Description: Google on April 12 began removing California news websites from some peopleβs search results, a test that acted as a threat should the state Legislature pass a law requiring the search giant to pay media companies for linking to their content.
The California Legislature is considering a bill that would require tech giants, like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, to pay a certain percentage of advertising revenue to media companies for linking to their content.
The bill aims to stop the loss of journalism jobs, which have been disappearing rapidly as legacy media companies have struggled to profit in the digital ag...