Google fined €500m by France’s antitrust watchdog over copyright
by Reuters from Technology | The Guardian on (#5M4KM)
Tech company must come up with proposals for how it would compensate agencies for use of their news
France's antitrust watchdog has fined Google 500m (428m) for failing to comply with the regulator's orders on how to conduct talks with the country's news publishers in a row over copyright.
The fine comes amid international pressure on online platforms such as Google and Facebook to share more revenue with news outlets.
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