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First Click Free policy 'significant move'

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Newspaper publishers will now be able to set a limit on the number of free news articles people can read through internet search engine Google.

The concession follows claims from some media companies that the search engine is profiting from online news pages.

Steve Hewlett, broadcasting consultant and former managing director of Carlton Productions, examines the move.

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