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Google: We’ll shut down Australian search before we pay news sites for links | Ars Technica

Corrupt old media wants Google to

  1. Pay Australian sites for linking to them, and showing text previews.

  2. Tell Australian news sites about updates to Googles search algorithm 28 days ahead of time.

  3. Resolve any issues regarding content through an Australian arbiter.

  4. Share traffic and user data with Australian news orgs.

Old media is desperate to keep their shrinking income. Wants Google to pay for linking and make it illegal not to link, and violate everyone’s privacy as well.

Source: Google: We’ll shut down Australian search before we pay news sites for links

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