Google threatens to drop links to French media

October 19, 2012 00:42

Google has threatened to exclude French media sites from its search results if France implements a proposed law forcing search engines to pay for content, according to a letter.

The letter sent by Google to several ministerial offices this month said it "cannot accept" such a move and the company "as a consequence would be required to no longer reference French sites."

The letter obtained by AFP said such a law, which would require Google to make payments to media sites for displaying links to their content, would "threaten (Google's) very existence".

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