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Why is it not possible to just change their robots file and cut out Google that way. Then if they don't like it they can discuss terms, no law needed.
by foobarian 6y ago
Why is it not possible to just change their robots file and cut out Google that way. Then if they don't like it they can discuss terms, no law needed.
- ipsum2 6y agoThat way they won't be able to profit off of Facebook and Google's successes :)
- dodobirdlord 6y agoThey could any time they wanted to, googlebot respects robots.txt prohibitions. They want google to direct traffic to their websites and they want google to pay for the privilege...
- jimmydorry 6y agoI feel like this is the weakest take on the argument. They want google to pay for re-hosting /lifting any content (previews, headlines, etc.). Linking is just caught in the crossfire, if it's even mentioned. If we are being honest, the majority of people read headlines and don't bother with more than the first paragraph or summary of the article. This is all displayed on Google properties where users don't even leave the Google infrastructure. Is Google providing a service? Definitely. Does online news depend on Google? Definitely. Is Google's relationship with them abusive? Definitely.
- bryan_w 6y ago> They want google to pay for re-hosting That's odd, usually companies pay Google to host their content via GCP