Google’s Turkish antitrust probe focuses on use of news content

( November 2, 2026, 10:24 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Google is facing a Turkish antitrust investigation into possible “exclusionary and exploitative behavior” linked to its AI features, the country’s competition authority said on Monday. Pending a final decision, the watchdog imposed interim measures to ensure that news publishers’ visibility isn’t affected by the extent to which they allow Google to use their content in its AI Overviews and AI Mode services.Statement follows....

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