Publishers in UK can opt out of Google AI search results
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that online publishers can opt out of appearing in Google's AI search results. This decision aims to enhance publishers' negotiating power regarding content deals with Google, which has been criticized for reducing traffic to their sites. The CMA also requires Google to properly attribute publishers' content in its AI results, promoting fair treatment and transparency.
- ▪Publishers in the UK can choose to opt out of Google's AI search results.
- ▪The CMA believes this will strengthen publishers' negotiating power with Google.
- ▪Google must attribute publishers' content in its AI search results with clear links.
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Publishers in UK can opt out of Google AI search resultsJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleImran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporterGetty ImagesOnline publishers can choose not to appear in the AI Overviews of Google search results in the UK, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced.The competition regulator said this would "put publishers, like news organisations, in a stronger position to negotiate content deals with Google".Many websites have complained that they have seen a large drop in traffic since Google started placing AI summaries at the top of its search results page.The CMA also said Google must properly attribute publishers' content which appears in its AI search results, with clear links to their sites."It is crucial that content publishers, including…
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