Don't believe the political ads: Google is not a champion of local journalism in California | Opinion
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Google, a court-declared monopoly, is among those behind advertisements now blitzing the California airwaves allegedly in support of local journalism.
Assembly Bill 886 by Buffy Wicks... would create more local journalism. Period. That's because if Google and the platforms are forced to share some of their news-related revenues, by law most of this money would go directly to newsroom budgets throughout the state.
The giant company is in a fight to maintain its market dominance in California and its monopolistic power throughout the nation and world.
Sometimes when a powerful interest is on the losing side of a policy argument in Sacramento, it pretends to be on the winning side.
Read at Modesto Bee
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