Google hot news is that it will shut down its service in Spain due to the implementation of a new law as its service will be a memory after December 16th. Google wants to close its operations half a month before ‘Google Tax’ law implements on 1st January 2015.
This particular law which the parliament passed in month of October will ask Google to pay websites for instant publishing any small part of their content on its News page. Instead to pay for this law which is implemented in Spain, Google plans to shut down its operations which is a better decision indeed. Google claims that it not earns from publishing websites content on its News page as it not display Google Ads on its website. Google do not want to utilize its money for licensing fees only.
Spain is not only one country which likes Google News which provides latest information around the globe, Google also face a similar type of situation in Germany as it now only displays headlines and thumbnails due to more pressure exerted from native publishers. Spanish publishers should consider this into account; however, the founder of German network website admits in public that he is not happy that he supported other publishers for move against Google. You can guess now, his websites traffic gets down when he supports such instances against Google.
Google hot news is that it will shut down its service in Spain due to the implementation of a new law as its service will be a memory after December 16th. Google wants to close its operations half a month before ‘Google Tax’ law implements on 1st January 2015.
This particular law which the parliament passed in month of October will ask Google to pay websites for instant publishing any small part of their content on its News page. Instead to pay for this law which is implemented in Spain, Google plans to shut down its operations which is a better decision indeed. Google claims that it not earns from publishing websites content on its News page as it not display Google Ads on its website. Google do not want to utilize its money for licensing fees only.
Spain is not only one country which likes Google News which provides latest information around the globe, Google also face a similar type of situation in Germany as it now only displays headlines and thumbnails due to more pressure exerted from native publishers. Spanish publishers should consider this into account; however, the founder of German network website admits in public that he is not happy that he supported other publishers for move against Google. You can guess now, his websites traffic gets down when he supports such instances against Google.