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French court blocks Google project to limit news content in searches (www.rfi.fr)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by Joker@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm confused. They said if Google wants to use it, they have to pay, so Google went to remove it, and now they're saying Google can't remove it?

[–] moody@lemmings.world 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Google is trying to pick and choose who to filter out of results.

The SEPM claims that Google was preparing to test a scheme that would exclude articles from specific media outlets with which it is in dispute over rights to online news content.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago

Yeah. They said they didn't want Google to do anything without paying, so Google is removing them. Is that not what they wanted?

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

If those sites think that being linked to is a service they're providing Google (which demanding payment implies), then Google is just fulfilling their wishes.