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Google Used Influence, Ultimatum to Cut California News Deal

Bloomberg · Hannah Miller · last updated
Google was negotiating to spend $110 million to support California’s struggling journalism industry, but the search giant had a demand: taxpayers would need to contribute tens of millions of dollars as well.

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