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French appeals court confirms antitrust body's order to Google

  • 08 Oct 2020
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A Google sign is shown at one of the company's office complexes in Irvine, California.

A French appeals court on Thursday confirmed the country’s antitrust authority’s order to US tech firm Google to pay French publishing companies and news agencies for their content.

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