Google rolls out AI summaries in France, publishers fight back

Google launched AI-generated summaries in its search engine in France at the end of July.

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French publishers, united under Apig, have filed a complaint with the Competition Authority.

They fear reduced traffic to their sites and lost advertising revenue.

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