Google ‘helpful content’ update to crack down on publishers creating ‘unsatisfying’ SEO stories
Google is preparing to crack down on publishers creating “unsatisfying content” aimed purely at ranking on search with a new…
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Google says paying publishers to appear in search could undermine trust
Google’s UK public policy manager has said paying news publishers for their content to appear in search results could undermine…
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UK journalism has received almost £80m in philanthropy since 2019 but US dominates donations for news
UK journalism has been supported by at least £77m* of philanthropic funding since 2019, Press Gazette research has found –…
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Guardian takes Google cash and signs up to News Showcase in the UK
The Guardian has signed a deal with Google to take payments likely to be worth millions per year for content.…
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Google News returns to Spain and unveils redesign promoting local news and fact checks
Google News is relaunching in Spain almost eight years after it shut down to avoid paying publishers when the country…
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Is Google biased against the Daily Mail/Mail Online? What the experts say
Does Google have a bias against Mail Online and towards left-wing sites? DMG Media has renewed an old criticism of…
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Australia-style regulation could land UK news giants £10m+ annually from Google and Facebook
Britain’s largest newspaper publishers could be in line for big tech payments worth £170m a year if the UK passes…
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Google writes to all Canadian MPs as it steps up campaign against Online News Act
Google has stepped up its campaign against Canada’s Online News Act, insisting that the legislation could “break” its search engine.…
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