EU Antitrust Regulators Quiz Publishers on Google’s AI Search Opt-Out

EU antitrust regulators quiz publishers on Google's AI search opt-out

Google announced an AI opt-out for publishers in June, as UK regulators ordered it to allow content restrictions

EU antitrust regulators seek publisher views on Google’s AI search opt-out proposal

The European Commission is seeking publishers’ views on whether Google’s proposed AI opt-out adequately addresses concerns over content use, search rankings and declining traffic. The feedback comes as EU regulators investigate Google’s AI search practices. Publishers have until August 28 to respond to a questionnaire covering the opt-out and Google’s planned integration of AI Overviews and AI Mode.

EU antitrust regulators quiz publishers on Google’s AI search opt-out

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are seeking feedback from publishers on Google's proposal to let them opt out ​of AI search without affecting their rankings ‌in search results, a questionnaire seen by Reuters showed...