UK competition watchdog gives publishers control over AI use in Google search

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1. https://newstodaynet.com/2026/06/04/uks-special-order-to-google/ – Please view link – unable to able to access data
2. https://apnews.com/article/ce2016a4519fbe234799e009bac8f120 – The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has mandated that Google must allow news publishers to opt out of having their content scraped for AI features, including AI Overviews and AI Mode. This decision aims to reduce Google’s dominance in the UK’s online search market and provides publishers with tools to prevent their content from being used in Google’s generative AI services. Additionally, Google is required to properly cite publisher content in AI-generated search results and allow publishers to opt out of having their content used to fine-tune AI models. The CMA’s ruling is expected to strengthen publishers’ negotiating power with Google and promote fair treatment and transparency for businesses and consumers.
3. https://www.techradar.com/pro/uk-regulator-mandates-that-google-should-let-publishers-opt-out-of-ai-search – The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has imposed new regulations on Google, designating the company as having ‘Strategic Market Status’ (SMS) in UK search services. As part of these regulations, Google must now allow content publishers to opt out of having their content used in its AI-driven search features—such as AI Mode and AI Overviews—without affecting their appearance in traditional search results. This policy shift ensures that publishers can exclude their content from AI features without losing search visibility. Additionally, Google is required to provide proper attribution and link back to original content sources to enhance transparency and authenticity. To ensure compliance, Google must submit two progress reports within the first year and has nine months to fully implement the new rules. CMA Chief Executive Sarah Cardell emphasized the importance of giving publishers fair control over how their content is used amid the evolution of online search. Other tech giants, including Microsoft and Apple, are also under SMS scrutiny. The CMA plans to continue monitoring developments and may announce further actions concerning Google’s search business.
4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/06/03/google-britain-ai-competition-regulation/b934aad6-5f34-11f1-9c46-d6211372eede_story.html – British competition regulators have mandated that Google must allow news sites to opt out of having their content scraped for AI overviews and other artificial intelligence services and features for British users. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is ordering Google to give online publishers the option, in what it calls a ‘world first.’ The watchdog is seeking to loosen the U.S. tech giant’s strangle … UK’s online search market by using new … Under the decision, Google will have … ‘effective tools’ to prevent their content from being … .
5. https://www.techspot.com/news/112638-google-ordered-publishers-uk-opt-out-ai-search.html – The UK’s competition regulator has ordered Google to give publishers more control over whether their content is used as part of AI Overviews in search results. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the move would ‘put publishers, like news organizations, in a stronger position to negotiate content deals with Google.’ The CMA says Google must introduce tools that let publishers opt out of having … power AI features in Search, including AI Overviews. The watchdog called it a ‘world-first’ requirement and said it follows Google’s designation as having strategic market status in general search services, which gives the CMA the power to impose targeted conduct rules.
6. https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/uk-orders-google-publishers-opt-ai-scraping-search-133545455 – Google must allow news sites to opt … The Competition and Markets Authority said it … ‘world first.’ The watchdog is seeking to loosen the … UK’s online search market by using new … Under the decision, Google will have … ‘effective tools’ to prevent their content from being … .
7. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/google-ordered-to-put-clearer-links-in-ai-search-and-let-uk-publishers-opt-out/ – UK regulators today ordered Google to put clearer attributions and links to publishers’ content in its AI-generated search features. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) also said Google must give publishers a way to opt out of AI features in search. ‘In a world first, publishers will now have effective tools to prevent their content being used to power AI features in search, such as AI Overviews,’ the CMA said today. ‘This will put publishers, like news organizations, in a stronger position to negotiate content deals with Google.’