News publishers group urges government to investigate Google for blocking some California news outlets
Media Industry,California,Technology,Google,Google News Bias
An organization that represents more than 2,000 news publishers sent letters on Tuesday to federal agencies, urging them to launch an investigation into Google after the tech behemoth began removing links to California-based news outlets.
The move from Google, which drew swift backlash, came over a proposed law that would require tech companies to pay for news content.
The News/Media Alliance, which represents US newspapers and online publications, said it had sent letters to the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission and the California Attorney General to request an investigation into whether Google broke any laws when it limited some Californians’ ability to access news websites from Google search last week.
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