Google questioned by US Senator Markey about search, classroom AI services
( November 9, 2026, 16:52 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US Senator Edward J. Markey questioned Google about its decision to block access to Google Search on K-12 student accounts at schools that want to opt out of Google’s artificial intelligence services. Markey noted that schools have legitimate reasons to withhold access to AI chatbots, and Google’s dominant position in education technology makes the “ultimatum” concerning. “Schools that have weighed the risks and concluded that their students should not have access to AI chatbots in school must be able to act on that decision without forfeiting access to the most widely used research tool in the world. For that reason, Google should immediately reverse course and allow schools to disable generative AI features and chatbots on K-12 student accounts without losing access to Google Search,” Markey wrote.See attached file. ...
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