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Google ‘throwing its weight around’ by burying links to some commercial news sites, experts say – ABC News
Google says burying links to some commercial news sites is an insignificant experiment, but experts argue the tech giant is throwing its weight around in retaliation…
Google has decided to hide some Australian news sites from its search results, in a move that is being interpreted as a response to the Australian Government attempting to make the tech giant pay for original news content.
Key points:
- Google is currently burying links to some Australian commercial news sites
- The company says the “experiment” only affects about 1 per cent of Australian users
- Experts say tech giant is “throwing its weight around” while under pressure to pay for local news content
The…
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