Will Google support a pay wall platform for publishers with the technology behind Google Checkout? The Mountain View, Calif., company will soon launch a payment system allowing people to buy content
with one click, as well as publishers to charge for that content on PC, mobile or tablet devices, according to the Italian online publication La Repubblica.it.
Dubbed Newspass, the platform
would give publishers a pay wall. La Repubblica.it reports Google has contacted publishers to test the platform. It's an effort for Google to become partners with publishers, especially in Italy where
action by antitrust authorities has flared.
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Italian into English.