Google Signs 5-year Deal to Pay for News From AFP

Google Signs 5-year Deal to Pay for News From AFP
The logo of Google is seen in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2020. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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OAKLAND, Calif.—Alphabet Inc.’s Google will begin paying Agence France-Presse (AFP) for its news content as part of broad five-year partnership announced Wednesday that marks one of the biggest licensing deals struck by a tech giant under a new French law.

News organizations, which have been losing ad revenue to online aggregators such as Google and Facebook, have complained for years about the tech companies using stories in search results or other features without payment.