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25. Google threatens to stop linking to French media sites

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 08:19 AM

Oct 2012

http://www.france24.com/en/20121018-google-threatens-stopping-linking-french-new-sites-media-law-content-france-usa

Internet giant Google has warned it would exclude French media sites from its search results if France adopts a law forcing search engines to pay for content, in the latest confrontation with European governments.

A letter sent by Google to several French ministerial offices this month said it "cannot accept" such a move and the company "as a consequence would be required to no longer reference French sites," according to a copy obtained by AFP.

France's new Socialist government, which is open to helping struggling media companies, warned Google that it should not threaten democratic governments.

Google said a law which would require it to make payments to media sites for displaying links to their content, would "threaten (Google's) very existence".

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