The EU has launched an antitrust investigation into Google's use of online content for AI-related purposes

BlockBeats News, December 9th, according to Reuters, the European Commission has stated that it has launched an antitrust investigation against Google to assess whether its practices in using online publishers and YouTube content for AI-related purposes violate EU competition rules. The EU statement noted: “The investigation will focus on whether Google is imposing unfair terms on publishers and content creators or establishing privileged access channels for itself to such content, thereby distorting competition and putting competitors’ AI model developers at a disadvantage.”