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EU's Ribera flags 'threat' to publishers from AI overviews

By Lewis Crofts ( October 20, 2025, 18:36 GMT | Insight) -- Publishers and news sites are facing major threats over the growing use of AI-generated summaries, made without payment or permission under copyright law, the EU's competition commissioner said. In a European Parliament debate about Google's anticompetitive conduct in online advertising, Teresa Ribera told lawmakers that the speed of AI rollout brought "enormous" opportunities but also presented a "real risk" to the media industry.Publishers and news sites are facing major threats from the growing use of AI-generated summaries, made without payment or permission under copyright law, the EU's competition commissioner said....

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