Google extends olive branch to European newspapers with €150 million fund

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Google is investing €150 million ($163 million) in a new fund to support newspaper publishers and other journalism organisations in Europe.

See also: Google News to shut down in Spain over 'Google Tax'

The move comes less than two weeks after the European Commission accused Google of abusing its dominant position in the market by distorting search results in favour of its Google Shopping service. The Commission also opened a separate antitrust investigation into its Android operating system.

Major news organisations including the Financial Times, The Guardian, Les Échos, NRC Media, El Pais, La Stampa, Faz, and Die Zeit are taking part in the partnership, known as the Digital News Initiative, which will offer training and research as well as access to the innovation fund, according to multiple reports. Major media groups in Europe such as News Corp and Axel Springer are not currently involved in the partnership.

Changing how Google News works for sites that have paywalls is one of the issues the new partnership with tackle, the Financial Times has reported.

Google's Head of Strategic Partnerships Carlo D’Asaro Biondo told the paper that the company is looking at giving extra weight in its search results to companies that have a strong reputation for reporting on certain topics or areas.

The company is expected to announce more details about the partnership at a media conference in London on Tuesday.

Last year, Google News shut down its service in Spain to prevent publishers' content appearing on it. The shut down happened ahead of a new law that would have required the search giant to pay news organisations for linked content and snippets of news.

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