Google Accused of Exploiting Web Content for AI Summaries, Sparking EU Antitrust Complaint

Jul 07, 2025
TechCrunch
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Summary

Google faces EU antitrust complaint as Independent Publishers Alliance accuses tech giant of exploiting web content for AI summaries in Google Search, harming publishers who cannot opt out without vanishing from search results.

Key Points

  • Google faces EU antitrust complaint over AI Overviews in Google Search.
  • Independent Publishers Alliance accuses Google of misusing web content for AI summaries, causing harm to publishers.
  • Publishers cannot opt out of having their content used in AI summaries without disappearing from search results.

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