Google News returns to Spain imminently, starting today the news service will operate again in our country on a special date for him, since it coincides with his 20th anniversary. You can now access this service through and, soon, you will be able to do so by downloading your own app for Android and iOS.
The technology giant itself has announced the news through a , highlighting that they trust that «the return of Google News to Spain will help many more people find the news they are looking for, diverse and reliable sources of all sizes, from inside and outside of Spain, and provide even more support for journalists and editors who work tirelessly to tell us the news«.
Google News returns thanks to the law change
8 years ago I eat response to Canon AEDE, also known as the Google Tax, approved in 2014 and which forced Google News and other sites that link news in the country to pay fees to the media for using their content. Nevertheless this story just changed since Google News returns to Spain taking advantage of the new panorama that raised the approval by the Royal Decree 24/2021 of November of that year.
This is the so-called iceta law and, among other points, annuls the commandments of the controversial Canon AEDE in terms of intellectual property, which forced Google and other news aggregators to pay remuneration to the authors in addition to prohibiting the reproduction of some of these publications. So now it will be in the hands of Google News and the media and authors with whom the Google service links. negotiate directly the amounts they will receive These same.
Veracity and reliability, the priorities of Google News
With the recovery of the coverage of its service in Spain, Google News seeks not only to expose the news to users, but also to turn this platform into a showcase of reliable news and thus avoid the hoaxes that abound on the Internet.
«By identifying and organizing links to stories from a wide range of news sources – a key tool in the fight against disinformation – we’re helping readers more easily discover the big picture of what’s going on around them. That includes finding more local stories from your communities, understanding the breaking news topics of the day nationally and globally, and seeing which stories have been verified by independent organizations.“, the company says in its statement.
Next stop, Google News Showcase
«Apart from reopening Google News in Spain, we intend to work with the publishers in search of agreements, to put into service in the country as soon as possible«.
Google News Showcase is a platform of licensed products, which allows media and publishers to publish their articles for a fee. In this way, Google makes sure to get special and careful content to insert into its Google News and Discover story panels.
Copyright: a general problem for Google News
Spain has not been the only country in which Google News has had to reach agreements to share news. Some time ago it was announced that Google paid a group of 121 to show a preview of their news, which angered many other local media who consider it unfair and opaque treatment.
Otherwise, it is the one that they presented and , where the agreements started on the wrong foot, and both the internet giant and Mark’s company They decided at one point to completely remove news from this country from their portals. We later learned that both tech giants took a step backreaching agreements after negotiations with the Australian government.
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