European News Publishers Still Believe They Have The Right To Make Google Pay For Sending Traffic Their Way | Techdirt

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Summary:

"The European Commission is still (slowly) moving forward with its plan to dump a link tax on service providers like Google, Facebook, etc. in hopes of propping up local news outfits. The plan has been in the works for a couple of years now and it's looking like the longer the planning goes on, the less likely it is to result in something that makes its advocates happy.

A long report from Politico details the current state of this doomed venture. And it is doomed. Even if implemented in a way that makes news outlets happiest, the end result will be less incoming traffic from some of the most-used sites in the world. Some news agencies aren't so sure this is the way forward."

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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170218/09265436740/european-news-publishers-still-believe-they-have-right-to-make-google-pay-sending-traffic-their-way.shtml

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02/22/2017, 19:40

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02/22/2017, 14:41