Google 'experiment' blocks Australian news from local searches

Google experiments hiding Australian news sites from some local users, amid push to compel tech firms to pay media outlets for content. — REUTERS

Google has started hiding Australian news sites from some local users, in an experiment that comes amid Canberra's push to compel tech firms to pay media outlets for their content.

Australia plans to force Google and Facebook to pay media organisations when their platforms host their content or face millions of dollars in fines, in one of the most aggressive moves globally to check the power of the US digital giants.