Google to introduce AI opt-out tools amid UK competition scrutiny

Google to introduce AI opt-out tools amid UK competition scrutiny

The CMA designated Google as having ‘strategic market status’ in search services in October Google says it is developing new controls that would allow websites to opt out of its generative AI features in search results. It comes as the company engages with Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which has been granted new powers…

Digest: UK Pressures Google on AI Overview Opt-Out for Publishers; Google Axes YouTube vs TV Viewing Comparison; VOD to Power UK Ad Growth

Digest: UK Pressures Google on AI Overview Opt-Out for Publishers; Google Axes YouTube vs TV Viewing Comparison; VOD to Power UK Ad Growth

In today’s Digest, we cover the UK pressuring Google over AI Overview opt-outs for websites, Google axing YouTube vs TV viewing comparisons, and UK advertising hitting £12.5bn in Q3, up 11.4%. UK pressures Google on AI overview opt-out for publishers UK authorities are intensifying pressure on Google to change how its services operate, aiming to…