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AFP-CZ, spol. s r.o. controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    French antitrust watchdog fines Google €500 million

    Fine or penalty

    France's antitrust watchdog fined Google €500 million for failing to comply with orders on how to conduct talks with French news publishers over copyright. The regulator said Google had not acted in good faith in negotiations.

    Company response

    • Clarification — Google

      Google said it was very disappointed with the decision but would comply.

    Source excerpt

    • News publishers APIG, SEPM and AFP accuse the tech company of having failed to hold talks in good faith with them to find common ground for the remuneration of news content online, under a recent EU directive that creates so-called "neighbouring rights".
    • France's antitrust watchdog has fined Google €500m (£428m)
    • Google said it was very disappointed with the decision but would comply.
    Source

  2. 2021

    French regulator fines Google over online news terms

    Fine or penalty

    A French regulator fined Google $592.75 million after finding that the company failed to comply with instructions from the country's news editors and publishers concerning payment for online news content.

    Source excerpt

    • The basis for the latest fine is that the company failed to obey the instructions given by the news editors and publishers of the country.
    • Google has been accused by some of the big names of news publishing companies including, SEPM , APIG and AFP.
    • Tech giant Google is once again in the hot water in France and has been fined with $592.75 million.
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  3. 2021

    France fines Google €500 million over publisher negotiations

    Fine or penalty

    France's antitrust watchdog fined Google €500 million for failing to comply fully with temporary orders concerning negotiations with news publishers over compensation for use of their content. Google said it was disappointed and maintained that it had acted in good faith.

    Company response

    • Denial — Google

      We have acted in good faith throughout the entire process. The fine ignores our efforts to reach an agreement, and the reality of how news works on our platforms

    Source excerpt

    • We have acted in good faith throughout the entire process. The fine ignores our efforts to reach an agreement, and the reality of how news works on our platforms
    • France's antitrust watchdog slapped a 500 million euro ($593 million) fine on Alphabet's Google on Tuesday for failing to comply fully with temporary orders the regulator had given in a row with the country's news publishers.
    • News publishers APIG, SEPM and AFP accuse the tech company of having failed to open talks in good faith with them to find common ground for the remuneration of news content online , under a recent European Union directive that creates so-called "neighbouring rights".
    Source