UK regulator orders Google to offer AI search opt-out for publishers (opens in new tab)

The UK Competition and Markets Authority ordered Google to let publishers keep their content out of AI-generated search features, including AI Overviews and AI Mode, without losing placement in conventional Google Search results, a requirement the regulator described as a world first. The CMA also told Google to provide clearer attribution and links when publisher content appears in AI-generated search results. The order follows publisher complaints that AI search summaries can answer users’ ...