It's more than a link, it's a snippet with the tldr of the article. Google's purpose in doing that is to answer the user's query without directing them to the

It's more than a link, it's a snippet with the tldr of the article. Google's purpose in doing that is to answer the user's query without directing them to the news site. Users love this -- I know that I do! But France is basically saying, if you want access to our population, you'll have to play by our rules. I think that is also fair; Google certainly plays by local rules elsewhere.