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The reason: Google search results are based on an algorithm that scans the internet for free content.

Google displays a "Subscription" label next to Journal articles in Google News search results, alerting users that they won't be getting a full article.

Her publication, which charges $399 a year for an online subscription, doesn't let Google users read any articles for free because it's focused on a Silicon Valley audience that's more likely to find its journalism through social media than from a Google search, she said.

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