UK regulator mandates Google to allow publishers to opt out of AI training

Source:The Verge

02 — Who / Subject

Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Google

03 — Where / Locus

United Kingdom

04 — When / Temporality

June 3, 2026

Verified: June 3, 2026

05 — Why / Core Summary

"The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ruled that Google must allow publishers to opt out of AI search features. Publishers can prevent their content from being used to fine-tune Google's AI models. Google must ensure proper attribution for publisher content in AI-generated results."

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