The European Commission has initiated a formal antitrust investigation into Google’s practices involving the use of online content for the development and operation of its artificial intelligence services. The inquiry reflects growing concern across the digital publishing landscape where many publishers, including sectors such as gambling affiliates, have reported substantial declines in search traffic. These declines followed Google’s integration of AI generated summaries within search results, which raised questions about fairness, transparency, and the commercial impact of such features....

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