Google fined €250m in France for breaching intellectual property deal
by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and agencies from Technology | The Guardian on (#6KFVP)
Watchdog accuses US tech firm of not negotiating in good faith' with publishers over use of their content
Google has been fined 250m (213m) by French regulators for breaching an agreement over paying media companies for reproducing their content online.
France's competition watchdog said on Wednesday that it was fining the US tech company for breaches linked to intellectual property rules related to news media publishers. The regulator also cited concerns about Google's AI service.
Agence France-Presse and Reuters contributed to this report
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