UK Regulator Orders Google to Let Publishers Opt Out of AI Search Summaries

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has instructed Google to provide publishers with tools to opt out of having their content used in AI Overviews and other AI search features. The CMA called this a "world-first" move and said it would give publishers a stronger position when negotiating content deals with Google. Google has nine months to make these changes, with some controls expected to arrive sooner.