“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.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/10/18/google-threatens-to-drop-links-to-french-media/
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