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Google's use of websites, YouTube content for AI draws EU antitrust probe

( December 9, 2025, 08:10 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Google's use of online content to train its AI algorithms has drawn an EU antitrust probe, the bloc's regulator announced today. It raised concerns that the search giant is using websites' content to generate AI responses in its results without obtaining publishers' genuine consent or fairly compensating them. It voiced similar issues about YouTube, saying content creators were obliged to allow Google to train its algorithms on their content.The statement follows. ...

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