An organization that represents more than 2,000 news publishers sent letters on Tuesday to federal agencies, urging them to launch an investigation into Google after the tech behemoth began removing links to California-based news outlets.
The move from Google, which drew swift backlash, came over a proposed law that would require tech companies to pay for news content. The News/Media Alliance, which represents US newspapers and online publications, said it had sent letters to the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission and the California Attorney General to request an investigation into whether Google broke any laws when it limited some Californians’ ability to access news websites from Google search last week.
“Because of these unknowns, there are many ways Google’s unilateral decision to turn off access to news websites for Californians could violate laws.” In a statement, News/Media Alliance president and chief executive Danielle Coffey said that Google has too much power. “No one company should be permitted to control information so singularly that it can make decisions to the detriment of society, as Google has done in California,” Coffey said.
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