Google appeals 500 million euro (430 million pounds) fine Imposed by the French antitrust regulator After a dispute with the local media regarding the payment of news content.
The international community’s pressure on online platforms is increasing, such as Google Share with Facebook the more income they get from using media content.
Google’s head Sebastien Missoffe said: “We disagree with some legal elements and believe that the fine is not commensurate with our efforts to reach an agreement and comply with the new law.” France.
“We will continue to work to resolve this case and conclude a deal. This includes expanding the offer to 1,200 publishers, clarifying all aspects of our contracts, and sharing more data at the request of the French Competition Authority.”
The French antitrust agency imposed a fine on Google for failing to comply with its order on how to negotiate with publishers. The Competition Authority said on Wednesday that the appeal will not delay the fine and the US technology company must still pay the fine. It cannot tell how long the appeals process will take.
The focus of the case is whether Google violated a provisional order issued by the Competition Authority, which stated that such negotiations should be held within three months with any press publisher that requested it.
The regulator’s July decision stated that the US technology group must make recommendations on how to compensate news organizations and other publishers for using its content within the next two months. If Google does not do this, it will face an additional fine of up to 900,000 euros per day.
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According to the European Union’s copyright directives introduced in 2019, publishers can charge for “snippets” of news displayed on search engine results. The struggle between technology companies and publishers led to Facebook Temporarily remove news from the platform of its Australian users In February. A few days later, the social media company reversed the move after reaching an agreement with the Australian government.
Last year, Google launched a news display service—story panels prepared by participating publishers—and announced that it would pay publishers US$1 billion (£730 million) for content over the next three years.
