Publishers Already Complaining They’re Not Getting Enough Money from Google News Showcase Drew Wilson | November 15, 2021 Big publishing is already complaining that it isn’t getting enough money from the new Google News Showcase.
Google News Returning to Spain Ends 7 Year Standoff Drew Wilson | November 14, 2021 Google News is returning to Spain. This ends a 7 year standoff over news snippets (AKA the link tax).
Google Unveils News Showcase As Australia Finalizes Link Tax Law Drew Wilson | February 6, 2021 Australia has been a leading country in recent months pushing the link tax law. Google has responded by releasing News Showcase.
Canadian Publishers Continue to Push for Suicidal Link Tax Law Drew Wilson | May 8, 2020 Canadian publishers are continuing the push for a so-called link tax law. Such laws have proven fatal to the sector, but that’s not stopping them.
Australia Pushes for Link Tax to Force Google to Pay to Send Traffic to Media Drew Wilson | April 22, 2020 Australia is pushing for a new link tax law. It would compel services like Google and Facebook to pay a tax to send traffic to media outlets.
French Link Tax Decision Sparks Media Interest In Canada Drew Wilson | April 18, 2020 Reverberations from the French decision to compel Google to provide snippets on their news service and pay for it is generating media interest in Canada.
French Regulators Compel Google to Post News Snippets in Link Tax Battle Drew Wilson | April 16, 2020 The battle over the European Link Tax is reaching bizarre levels. Regulators said that Google must use snippets in their news service.
French Politician’s Blast Google Following the Law as “Unacceptable” Drew Wilson | September 29, 2019 In a move to comply with Europe’s Link Tax, Google France deleted news snippets. The perfectly legal move is being blasted by French politicians as “unacceptable”.
Publishers Considers Anti-Trust Action Over Google Following the Law Drew Wilson | September 28, 2019 French and German publishers are teaming up, calling Google following the law a violation of competition laws. They doubled down on their “blackmail” comments.
History Repeats Itself: Google France Deletes Snippets Over Link Tax Drew Wilson | September 27, 2019 Experts and observers cautioned against the Link Tax. Google warned of the consequences. Publishers didn’t listen. Now, Google acted.
