UK competition regulator orders Google to let news publishers opt out of AI content scraping
By
KELVIN CHAN AP business writer
Sesame, salt, and substance. A flagship bake.
Summary
British competition regulators (CMA) have ordered Google to allow UK news publishers to opt out of having their content scraped for AI overviews and other AI features. This "world first" decision uses new digital powers to address Google's dominance in the UK online search market by forcing changes to business practices regarding AI training data and search summaries.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThe Competition and Markets Authority said it was ordering Google to give online publishers the option, in what it called a 'world first.'
The watchdog is seeking to loosen the U.S. tech giant's stranglehold on the U.K's online search market by using new digital powers to force changes to the company's business practices.
Under the decision, Google will have to give publishers 'effective' opt-out options.
You might also wanna read
UK regulator orders Google to let publishers opt out of AI Search features
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has imposed a conduct rule requiring Google to allow online publishers to opt out of having
The Verge·11h agoUK regulator orders Google to let publishers opt out of AI Search features
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has imposed a conduct rule requiring Google to allow online publishers to opt out of having
theverge.com·11h ago
EU Investigates Google's AI Search Summaries Over Publisher Compensation Concerns
The European Commission has launched an investigation into Google's AI-generated summaries that appear above search results. The probe focus
bbc.com·5mo ago
Google's AI search overhaul threatens journalism and internet quality, critic warns
Drew Magary argues that Google's upcoming AI-driven overhaul of search will devastate the journalism industry by reducing organic traffic to
sfgate.com·5d agoGoogle's AI search overhaul threatens journalism and internet quality, critic warns
Drew Magary argues that Google's upcoming AI-driven overhaul of search will devastate the journalism industry by reducing organic traffic to
sfgate.com·5d agoGoogle's AI search overhaul threatens journalism and internet quality, critic warns
Drew Magary argues that Google's upcoming AI-driven overhaul of search will devastate the journalism industry by reducing organic traffic to
sfgate.com·5d ago
News Publishers Restrict Internet Archive Access Over AI Data Scraping Concerns
News publishers including The Guardian and The New York Times are restricting access to their content in the Internet Archive's Wayback Mach
Google's AI Overviews Feature Diverts Website Traffic and Limits Publisher Control
Google's AI Overviews feature generates summaries in search results that pull content from websites, potentially diverting traffic away from
teruza.com·9mo ago
Google Now Uses AI to Generate and Replace News Headlines in Search Results
Google is now using AI to generate and replace original news headlines in its search results, moving beyond its Google Discover feed to affe
The Verge·2mo ago