{"id":14764,"date":"2024-04-12T19:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T23:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/?p=14764"},"modified":"2025-02-16T13:36:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T18:36:53","slug":"news-media-alliance-statement-google-removes-news-from-search-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/news-media-alliance-statement-google-removes-news-from-search-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"News\/Media Alliance Statement: Google Removes News from Search in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google today temporarily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/04\/12\/google-california-news-journalism-00151873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">removed<\/a> content by California-based news outlets from its Search platform in some state residents\u2019 browsers, retaliating against proposed legislation in the state \u2013 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/release-news-media-alliance-applauds-california-state-assembly-for-passing-california-journalism-preservation-act\/\">California Journalism Preservation Act<\/a> (CJPA) \u2013 that would require Big Tech platforms, including Google and Meta, to pay news publishers a \u201cjournalism usage fee\u201d for use of news publisher content on its platforms.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Google\u2019s removal of news in California, News\/Media Alliance President &amp; CEO Danielle Coffey stated:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoogle\u2019s move to withhold access to critical content is antithetical to their advocacy around open access and their mission to help people &#8216;find the information they are looking for.&#8217;\u201d This is incredibly disappointing and undemocratic. 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