Google says it compensates French press for use in AI Overviews
By Nicholas Hirst ( August 12, 2026, 14:48 GMT | Insight) -- Google has pushed back at claims by publishers that it rolled out AI Overviews in France without permission to use their content, and in breach of promises to the French antitrust agency. The search giant said it informed French publishers how they would be compensated when their content is used in AI Overviews, and expressed surprise they'd filed an antitrust complaint. Publishers say the service was rolled out using their content without authorization and in breach of promises Google made to the French competition authority.Google has pushed back at claims by publishers that it rolled out AI Overviews in France without permission to use their content, and in breach of promises to the French antitrust agency....
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