Google removing links to California news websites as part of test in response to pending legislation

Google headquarters is seen in Mountain View, California, United States on May 15, 2023. Google will begin removing links to California news websites from search results for some Californians in response to a bill that would require online ad companies to pay a fee for connecting state residents to news sources. In a blog post on Friday announcing the "short-term test," Jaffer Zaidi, Google's vice president of global news partnership, said the bill, called the California Journalism Preservation Act, represents "the wrong approach to supporting journalism" and "would create a...