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Re:Google threatens to cut off news after California propose... by izacus on Friday April 12, 2024 @05:20PM (#40017794)
What exactly is being "monetized" when a search result is displayed for a news article that will bring the users to news site where they'll earn ad money to the news outlet?

The news outlet can use robots.txt to prevent indexing. If Google doesn't bring them value, there's the easy answer.

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Re:Google threatens to cut off news after California propose... by unclebucknasty on Friday April 12, 2024 @06:01PM (#40018139)
>What exactly is being "monetized" when a search result is displayed for a news article

The article is part of the overall content that Google displays in its search results. And, of course, Google monetizes its search results with ads.

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