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Re:Google threatens to cut off news after California propose... by Manuel_D on Friday April 12, 2024 @02:46PM (#40016325)
Well, yeah it is a bad idea. Because if you tax links to your content Google will just stop linking to your content. Which is exactly what they're poised to do, as per TFA.
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Re:Google threatens to cut off news after California propose... by datavirtue on Friday April 12, 2024 @04:00PM (#40017038)
If you want less of something, tax it.
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Re:Google threatens to cut off news after California propose... by giuseppe_petri on Friday April 12, 2024 @04:20PM (#40017224)
Or provide a better alternative. Less stick, more carrot.
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Re:Google threatens to cut off news after California propose... by willsmith72 on Friday April 12, 2024 @05:01PM (#40017596)
Or is this is all just bargaining and leverage before they make a deal, as they have elsewhere in the world
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