Google shuts news service in Spain

Google is closing its news service in Spain this month to avoid paying publishers for their content.

The clash reflects a growing rift between European policymakers and Silicon Valley over issues relating to competition, copyright and privacy.

From January, Spanish publishers will be required to charge news aggregators for displaying their content.
"It's with real sadness that we'll remove Spanish publishers from Google News and close Google News in Spain," head of Google News Richard Gingras wrote in a blog post.

The new law meant Spanish news outlets would have to charge if the service showed "even the smallest snippet from their publications," he said.
                                                                                                                Source:-cnn