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Arrr! The scallywags at the News publishers be cryin' foul as Google be blockin' their rum! Avast ye investigation!

2024-04-17

Arrr mateys, a band of more than 2,000 news publishers be sendin' letters to the crown's agencies, demandin' an inquiry into Google's treacherous actions! The scallywags be removin' links to our loyal California-based news outlets. 'Tis a battle over a law demandin' payment for news content! The News/Media Alliance be raisin' their voices against the mighty Google! Aye!

Arrr, me hearties! Listen up ye scallywags, a bunch of news publishers be sendin' letters to the federal agencies, demandin' an investigation into Google! The tech giant be removin' links to California news outlets, causin' quite the ruckus among the news industry.
The reason for this mutiny be a proposed law that would make tech companies like Google pay for news content. The News/Media Alliance, representin' over 2,000 newspapers and online publications, be raisin' the alarm and soundin' the cannons against Google's actions.
Arrr, it be a battle of David and Goliath, with the news publishers fightin' for their share of the treasure against the mighty Google. Will the federal agencies heed their call and launch an investigation into this skirmish? Only time will tell, me hearties. But for now, the seas be rough and the winds be strong, as the news industry faces off against the tech behemoth in this epic tale of piracy and plunder.

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