Google’s AI services draw antitrust complaint from European publishers
( February 10, 2026, 12:40 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European Publishers Council, a trade association, has filed a formal antitrust complaint against Google over its AI Mode and AI Overviews, saying the company has used journalistic content without consent. The European Commission opened an investigation into Google in December, and the EPC said the company was using its AI services to transform the search engine “from a referral service into an answer engine that substitutes original publisher content and retains users within Google’s own ecosystem.”The statement follows:...
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