French Newspapers File Antitrust Complaint Against Google Over AI Summaries

Around 300 French newspapers, represented by the Alliance de la presse d'information générale, have filed a complaint with France's competition authority over Google's AI summaries. The complaint targets Google's "AI Overview" feature, which generates automatic summaries of content. The publishers argue the practice harms their business. The case has been submitted to the Autorité de la concurrence.