French regulator hits Google with 250-mn-euro fine

French regulators said Wednesday they were fining Google 250 million euros ($272 million) for breaching commitments on paying media companies for reproducing their content online and using their material for its AI chatbot without telling them.

Google and other online platforms have been accused of making billions from news without sharing the revenue with those who gather it. Photo: Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP/FileFrench regulators said Wednesday they were fining Google 250 million euros for breaching commitments on paying media companies for reproducing their content online and using their material for its AI chatbot without telling them.

To tackle this, the EU created in 2019 a form of copyright called"neighbouring rights" that allows print media to demand compensation for using their content.Organisations representing French magazines and newspapers -- as well as Agence France-Presse -- had lodged a case with France's Competition Authority in 2019.stay informed and follow us on Google News!giant has to provide news groups with a transparent offer of payment within three months of receiving a copyright complaint.

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