A group of independent publishers has filed an antitrust complaint against Google with the European Commission, alleging that the company’s AI-generated search summaries, known as AI Overviews, are harming their traffic, readership, and revenue.
The complaint, submitted by the Independent Publishers Alliance and seen by Reuters, also calls for interim measures to prevent what it describes as “irreparable harm” to publishers.
The Alliance is backed by digital advertising groups and nonprofit organizations like the Movement for an Open Web and Foxglove Legal CIC.