Citation, please! UK regulator slaps Google with new publishing rules for search
The UK’s competition regulator has introduced new rules for Google search to protect publishers' content from being used in AI-generated results. These regulations aim to enhance publishers' negotiating power with Google and ensure proper attribution of their work. The CMA is monitoring the implementation of these changes and plans to take further action if necessary.
- ▪The Competition and Markets Authority has imposed new conduct requirements on Google search.
- ▪Publishers will have stronger negotiating power regarding their content used in AI features.
- ▪Google must provide clear links to publisher content in AI-generated search results.
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); Legal Citation, please! UK regulator slaps Google with new publishing rules for search Action follows Chocolate Factory's changes to AI search results Lindsay Clark Lindsay Clark Published wed 3 Jun 2026 // 13:05 UTC The UK’s competition regulator has imposed new rules for Google search, in a bid to help publishers prevent their work from appearing in AI Overview results as well as to get links to their work instated in AI results.
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