https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/04/12/google-to-stop-showing-links-to-california-news-reports/

Google has thrown down the gauntlet in its battle with California lawmakers and news publishers over compensation for content.

The Mountain View internet-search and digital-advertising giant will stop showing links to news stories produced by California media outlets, as it fights a state bill that would make the company and others pay fees to news publishers for content they link to on their platforms.