France fines Google 500 million Euros over copyright row

Reuters, 13 July 2021

France's antitrust watchdog has handed down a 500 million Euro fine to Google for failing to comply with the regulator's orders on how to conduct talks with the country's news publishers in a row over copyright. The fine comes amid increasing international pressure on online platforms such as Google and Facebook to share more revenue with news outlets. Google said it was very disappointed with the decision but…

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