Google AI Overviews Target Of Legal Complaints In The UK And EU

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Legal complaint calls for urgent opt-out from Google’s AI news theft - Movement For An Open Web

A landmark legal challenge to stop Google stealing the work of British journalists has been launched in a case brought by tech justice non-profit Foxglove, the Independent Publishers Alliance, and theRead More

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“Last week, the CMA announced plans to consult on how to make Google search fairer, including providing “more control and transparency for publishers over how their content collected for search is used, including in AI-generated responses.” However, the complaint from Foxglove, the Alliance and MOW warns that news organisations are already being harmed in the UK and action is needed immediately.

In particular, publishers urgently need the ability to opt out of Google’s AI summaries without being removed from search altogether. This is a measure that has already been proposed by other leading regulators, including the US Department of Justice and the South African Competition Commission. Foxglove is warning that without immediate action, the UK – and its news industry – risks being left behind, while other states take steps to protect independent news from Google.

Foxglove is therefore seeking interim measures to prevent Google misusing publisher content pending the outcome of the CMA’s more detailed review.”

Personally with search there should be a tab or button to say "search with AI results" or something like that.

Best way for Google to get around it and also users who want to see AI results or not.

It would only be a plaster fix on a ever evolving problem. Content sites need to adapt but to what and how I'm unsure although I got my own views on that currently..

 

[roydan]

To me it sounds absurdish that the EU tries to force Google to show results in a way that only benefits content creators.
If I were google I'd say this:
Either accept to be included in Google results ot get removed completely.

Publishers can't pick and choose which feature they like and which they don't IMO. What's next? Some publishers don't like the June update so the UK forces Google to revert it?