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Google News Shutdown in Spain Was Not as Bad as Google Would Have You Believe

For years, critics have attempted to make the case for why the EU should not adopt a similar copyright law. And for years, we’ve heard otherwise from our European colleagues. To better understand the impact of the closure of Google News in Spain, we recently spoke with our European colleagues and reviewed publicly available website data.

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Facebook’s Settlement With Video Advertisers Should Worry News Publishers

Facebook has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against it after it overstated average viewing time for videos on the platform. The suit alleged that because Facebook discarded data for any views lasting three seconds or less, they were able to inflate the average watch times — by as much as 900 percent, according to the plaintiffs. These tactics are concerning as publishers enter into relationships with Facebook to populate its News Tab.

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