Gli editori di giornali contro Google: "Da AI Overviews subiamo concorrenza sleale"
2025-10-15
La Repubblica.it
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Italian newspaper publishers, represented by FIEG, have filed a formal complaint with Agcom against Google's AI Overviews feature. They allege the AI-generated search results reduce traffic to news sites, causing economic harm and threatening media diversity, in violation of the EU Digital Services Act. Similar actions are underway across Europe.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves the use of AI systems by Google (AI Overviews and AI Mode) that generate direct answers to user queries, which affects the visibility and economic sustainability of news publishers. This use of AI indirectly leads to harm to communities by threatening quality information and pluralism, which are essential for democratic debate. The harm is ongoing and realized, as publishers report loss of traffic and revenue. Therefore, this qualifies as an AI Incident due to indirect harm to communities and violation of rights related to access to information and economic sustainability of media.[AI generated]