Friday, January 9, 2015

Editor's Pick: Google Joins Charlie Hebdo Solidarity Movement


Katherine Noyes
01/09/15 7:28 AM PT
Google has donated nearly US$300,000 to help French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo make its largest print run ever, in the aftermath of Wednesday's massacre at the magazine's Paris office. Google's contribution reportedly comes from a press fund it set up in early 2013 following a dispute with French publishers over news content displayed in Google search results. The fund is financed but not managed by Google and now will be used to help support Charlie Hebdo. [More...]

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