EU opens antitrust investigation into Google’s use of online content for AI services
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The European Commission launched a formal antitrust investigation into whether Google has used online content from publishers and YouTube creators to train and run its AI services—such as AI Overviews and AI Mode—on unfair terms. Regulators will examine if Google denied publishers and creators adequate compensation or the ability to opt out, while also barring rival AI developers from using YouTube data, potentially violating EU competition rules.
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