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		tomp on Nov 7, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The European Commission is preparing an attack on ... How much do you think Google earns with News? I'm pretty sure they would simply shut down the service EU-wide, and continue providing just their core business, Google Search.

DominikR on Nov 7, 2015 | [–]

It doesn't matter to them how much Google earns, it is threatening the business model of EU media corporations.

Therefore the framework of rules must be changed. This is protectionism.

chris_wot on Nov 7, 2015 | [–]

Then they get pinged for indexing news articles in Google search.

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