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UK Proposes Forcing Google to Let Publishers Opt Out of AI Summaries
- Wednesday the Competition and Markets Authority proposed legally binding steps to ensure publishers get a fairer deal for content used in Google’s AI Overviews, including opt-out rights for scraping.
- After labeling Google strategic in October last year, the Competition and Markets Authority said its entrenched market power caused news publishers to lose traffic after AI Overviews rolled out.
- Requiring default choice screens on Android mobiles and the Chrome browser would ease switching search services, while mandating data portability, opt-out mechanisms for publishers, transparency and citation requirements, and fair ranking obligations.
- With a consultation open until Feb. 25, the Competition and Markets Authority will decide after feedback, and Google said it will engage and explore opt-out updates, Ron Eden said.
- Under the new digital market rules recently came into force, the Competition and Markets Authority used its conduct powers for the first time to boost competition and choice for UK businesses and consumers.
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UK proposes to let websites refuse Google AI search
Britain's competition watchdog proposed Wednesday that websites be allowed to opt out of having content used by Google's "AI Overviews" feature as it tackles the technology giant's dominance in online search.
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UK wants to give web publishers a 'fairer' deal with Google's AI overviews
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is recommending measures to give publishers more control over how their content is used in Google’s AI overviews. The aim is to “provide a fairer deal for content publishers, particularly news organizations,” the CMA’s chief executive Sarah Cardell said in a press release. With Google accounting for more than 90 percent of search inquiries in the UK, the CMA recently designated the company with “s…
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