James Delahunty
19 Feb 2013 22:06
Google is reportedly in talks with payment processors to cut funding to piracy websites in order to make it more difficult for them to operate.
Google has purged millions of links to copyright infringing content that was indexed by its Search engine in recent years. It has also changed its search recommendations to purge some potentially piracy-related suggestions and more.
Now it is reportedly in talks with Visa, Mastercard and Paypal to block such websites from receiving funding.
"Google has never worked harder to tackle piracy online," the company said in a statement. "Last month alone we removed over 14 million links to pirated material. There are also huge and growing opportunities for content creators to make money online, which is why so many have signed up to Google Play and as YouTube partners."
Google has repeatedly argued that authorities should "follow the money" to hurt Internet piracy.