The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has ordered Google to allow news publishers to opt out of having their content scraped for AI services. This is a world-first decision aimed at loosening Google's grip on the online search market.
- Google must provide tools for publishers to prevent content use in AI overviews and model training. - The CMA found that AI Overviews reduced traffic to original articles.
- The ruling also applies to Google's May updates that further embed AI in search. - Google is testing a new control for website owners to manage content in generative AI features.