Italian news publishers demand investigation into Google’s AI Overviews

Newspaper federation says ‘traffic killer’ feature violates legislation and threatens to destroy media diversity

Italian news publishers are calling for an investigation into Google’s AI Overviews, arguing that the search engine’s AI-generated summaries feature is a “traffic killer” that threatens their survival.

FIEG, the Italian federation of newspaper publishers, said it has submitted a formal complaint to Agcom, Italy’s communications watchdog.

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Newspaper federation says ‘traffic killer’ feature violates legislation and threatens to destroy media diversity
Italian news publishers are calling for an investigation into Google’s AI Overviews, arguing that the search engine’s AI-generated summaries feature is a “traffic killer” that threatens their survival.
FIEG, the Italian federation of newspaper publishers, said it has submitted a formal complaint to Agcom, Italy’s communications watchdog. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian

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