France's competition authority ruled on Thursday that Google must pay French publishing companies and news agencies for re-using their content.
Media take a look of the new Google Pixel 4 smartphone and accessories as they are displayed during a Google launch event in New York City, New York, U.S., October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/FilesThe U.S. tech firm said it would comply with the French competition authority verdict, which followed a complaint by unions representing French press publishers.
Last year, Google it would stop showing news snippets from European publishers on search results for its French users, to comply with a new European copyright law. "Since the European copyright law came into force in France last year, we have been engaging with publishers to increase our support and investment in news", Richard Gingras, vice president of News at Google, said in a statement.
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