Google tests removing links to CA news sites to measure the impact of the California Journalism Preservation Act and pauses investments in the CA news ecosystem (Jaffer Zaidi / The Keyword) blog.google/products/news/… 📫 Subscribe: techmeme.com/newsletter?fro… techmeme.com/240412/p13#a24…
2
4
14
21K
1
@Techmeme The problem is - it is the wrong approach. You can't go around charging people for linking to you. And G linking to a site has Never been an issue. What is needed, are ways to make sure G * isn't favouring specific sites * isn't using their content to their detriment
@Techmeme @glenngabe It’s not a “test”, it’s a warning, monopolistic/mafia-style