Pay spat sees Google axe Spain news

Google has followed through with a pledge to shut down Google News in Spain in reaction to a law requiring news publishers to receive payment for content even if they are willing to give it away.

Pay spat sees Google axe Spain news

Google has followed through with a pledge to shut down Google News in Spain in reaction to a law requiring news publishers to receive payment for content even if they are willing to give it away.

The company’s Spanish Google News page, normally full of aggregated news content, vanished and was replaced by a message from the company.

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