UK Competition Authority Mandates Google Provide AI Search Opt-Out for Publishers (heise.de)

• CMA mandates Google to provide opt-out from AI search and AI training for UK publishers.
• Google must attribute sources and provide links in AI-generated search results.
• EU Commission investigating, European publishers filed complaint.

"The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has imposed new rules on Google, requiring it to give UK publishers tools to opt out of AI search features such as AI Overviews and AI Mode. Google must also provide clear attribution and links in AI-generated results and allow opt-out for AI model fine-tuning. Implementation deadline is nine months."