Judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits over Google’s AI Overviews
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TL;DR
- A federal judge has dismissed antitrust lawsuits filed by Chegg and Penske Media Corporation against Google.
- The lawsuits accused Google of diverting web traffic away from publishers with its AI-powered search features.
- US District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that the publishers' claims do not meet the requirements of antitrust law.
- The judge noted that an 'expectation' of traffic is not an agreement and that antitrust rules cannot replace legislative solutions for the economic impact of new technology.
- Publishers continue to report significant drops in traffic following Google's AI search overhaul.
- Google is reportedly piloting a program to pay around 100 publishers for content used in AI features.