Data brokers accused of hiding opt-out pages from Google

A Senate investigation revealed major data brokers allegedly hid opt-out pages from search engines, making it harder for ...
CNET

Google Considers Letting Websites Opt Out of Having Content Scraped for AI Overviews

Google's polarizing generative AI summaries that appear at the top of search results are particularly unpopular among publishers. Regulatory intervention in the UK may offer them a way out. Katie is a ...
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Exploring Ways To Allow Sites To Opt Out Of AI Overviews & AI Mode

Google just announced it is looking into ways to allow websites to specifically opt out of Google using its content in the Search generative AI features such as AI Overviews and AI Mode. This comes ...
Searchenginejournal.com

Google May Let Sites Opt Out Of AI Search Features

Google says it's "exploring updates" to let sites opt out of Search generative AI features, though no timeline or details were provided. The blog post coincides with the UK CMA opening a consultation ...
Digiday

Google’s forced AI opt out: what changes — and what doesn’t — for publishers

The U.K’.s Competition Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed new rules to give publishers more control over how Google uses their content in AI features like its AI Overviews. The upshot: publishers ...
Searchenginejournal.com

SEO Pulse: Google Explores AI Opt-Outs, Gemini 3 Powers AIOs

Google is exploring controls that could let sites opt out of Search generative AI features. Gemini 3 is now the default model for AI Overviews globally, with a new path into AI Mode. Sam Altman said ...
Reuters

UK pushes Google to allow sites to opt out of AI Overviews

LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Britain said it wanted Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab to change its search services to give businesses and consumers more choice, including allowing publishers to "opt out" ...