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Google could cut funding to more US news publishers


Google already threatened to block news in California.

After threatening to remove links to California news outlets due to a new bill in the state, Google could cut back its investments in the industry even more. This bill would make major tech platforms, like Google and Meta, pay to link to articles from news publishers based in California. Other countries that have enacted legislation designed to protect publishers, including Australia and Canada, were met with similar threats from Google.

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