Publishers in UK can opt out of Google AI search results

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News Source : BBC News

News Summary

  • Google is testing new features allowing website owners to take their sites out of AI search.
  • The Competition and Markets Authority 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.
  • Google has nine months to bring all the changes in, but the CMA says it wants to see "important parts" of the requirements implemented earlier.
It is crucial that content publishers, including news organisations, have appropriate bargaining power over how their content is used, said CMA Chief Executive Sarah Cardell.

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