Overview

• The Independent Publishers Alliance lodged an antitrust complaint with the European Commission over Google’s AI Overviews feature.
• The alliance contends that AI Overviews misuse web content by summarising publisher material atop search results, siphoning off readership and revenue.
• It warns that publishers lack an opt-out option for their content without forfeiting inclusion in Google’s general search listings.
• EU regulators and the UK Competition and Markets Authority have formally sought Google’s responses as they evaluate potential antitrust violations.
• Google disputes that AI Overviews alone drive traffic changes, asserting the feature spurs more queries and that fluctuations stem from seasonal trends and regular algorithm updates.