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UK media websites given power to block Google using their articles in AI search
UK NewsBusinessTechnology•June 3, 2026 at 9:43 AMNational

UK media websites given power to block Google using their articles in AI search

By Joanna Partridge and Dan Milmo•The Guardian - UK News

Watchdog makes ruling on search summaries after publishers complain about drop in click-through traffic and revenueBusiness live – latest updatesOnline publishers and news organisations are now able to block their content from appearing in Google’s AI summaries in UK search results, the British competition watchdog has announced.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the new requirement would “put publishers, like news organisations, in a stronger position to negotiate content deals with Google”. Continue reading...

Watchdog makes ruling on search summaries after publishers complain about drop in click-through traffic and revenue

Online publishers and news organisations are now able to block their content from appearing in Google’s AI summaries in UK search results, the British competition watchdog has announced.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the new requirement would “put publishers, like news organisations, in a stronger position to negotiate content deals with Google”.

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