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Google says it will reduce some user access to California news sites

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Google says it will reduce some user access to California news sites

[ad_1] Google said Friday it would remove links to California news sites from its search results for some of its users, as it pushes back against a pending bill that would require the Silicon Valley technology company to pay publishers. The search giant said the bill, called the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), would upend … Read more

To protect kids, California might require chronological feeds on social media

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To protect kids, California might require chronological feeds on social media

[ad_1] Social media companies design their feeds to be as gripping as possible, with complicated algorithms shuffling posts and ads into a never-ending stream of entertainment. A new California law would require companies to shut off those algorithms by default for users under 18, and implement other mandated tweaks that lawmakers say would reduce the … Read more