Google Considering Pulling News Service From Europe
- Controversial rules would require web firms to pay publishers
- Internet giant to review details of directive before deciding
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Google is considering pulling its Google News service from Europe as regulators work toward a controversial copyright law.
The European Union’s Copyright Directive will give publishers the right to demand money from the Alphabet Inc. unit, Facebook Inc. and other web platforms when fragments of their articles show up in news search results, or are shared by users. The law was supposed to be finalized this week but was delayed by disagreement among member states.