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Some California users of Google were not able to access local news on Friday after the tech giant restricted news links in the state in response to a bill that would force the tech giant to pay publishers.The company on Friday said it has started blocking California-based news outlets to protest a pending bill that supporters say would extend a lifeline to the ailing news industry.This is an approach Google has deployed before in the face of laws forcing the company to pay for journalism.
Supporters say it would offer a lifeline to California's news organizations, which have long been shedding jobs. "If passed, CJPA may result in significant changes to the services we can offer Californians and the traffic we can provide to California publishers," Zaidi wrote. A spokesperson for Meta did not reply to questions about whether it too would begin restricting California news. Previously, Meta
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