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UK Regulator Mandates Google AI Content Opt-Out For Publishers

UK Regulator Mandates Google AI Content Opt-Out For Publishers

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Google's AI features in Search are a win for publishers and users alike — AI Overviews and AI Mode now drive more clicks, more discovery and more audience reach than ever before. The new Search Console opt-out tool gives website owners real control over how their content appears in AI-powered results, without affecting traditional search rankings. This is what responsible innovation looks like: expanding access to information while giving publishers meaningful choices.

Google's AI Overviews have gutted publisher traffic by up to 79%, stripping news organizations of revenue while feeding their work into AI summaries without payment. The CMA's new conduct requirements finally give publishers tools to opt out of AI features without sacrificing visibility in traditional search — a choice that never should have been forced on them. Nine months to comply is far too generous for harm Google has knowingly caused for years.


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