Google denies hogging advertising space at publisher’s expense

Google has flatly denied accusations that it is unfairly stealing advertising space from publishers as the internet giant sought to make a peace offering to the UK’s hard-pressed media.
Between 2005 to 2016 UK publishers saw their total share of advertising revenue wither away from £5bn to just £2.3bn, while Google hoovered up the lion’s share of revenues, with its share surging from just £1bn to over £6bn over the same period.
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