UK regulator forces Google to let publishers opt out of AI search content use
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Summary
Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has designated Google with "strategic market status" in search, imposing new conduct requirements that include allowing UK publishers to opt out of having their content used to power Google's AI features. Google controls over 90% of UK search queries, and the regulator aims to increase transparency and give publishers more control over their content in the age of AI-powered search.
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The country's Competition and Markets Authority has flagged concerns about Google's dominance in search, designating the company with the 'strategic market status' that allows it to set targeted rules to increase trust and transparency
Google accounts for more than 90 per cent of UK queries and the regulator said in January it wanted to give publishers more control
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