Google search AI summaries hurt news sites’ traffic, publishers say
News publishers say the AI-generated summaries that now top many Google search results are cutting into their online traffic — and experts are still flagging concerns about the summaries’ accuracy as they warn the internet itself is being reshaped.
Google guilty ruling in antitrust case could boost Canada’s lawsuit against tech giant
Alphabet Inc.’s Google LLC last week was found guilty of illegally building and maintaining a monopoly in some online advertising markets by a judge in the United States, the second major blow to the US$1.8-trillion company that could break up its digital empire and shift the balance of power online.
Canada’s big media goes after OpenAI, while Ottawa targets Google
On Friday, five of Canada’s major news media organizations, Torstar, Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, the Canadian Press and CBC, filed a lawsuit against ChatGPT creator OpenAI, accusing the generative AI company of copyright infringement.
CAMP Celebrates Competition Bureau’s Defense of Competition in Online Advertising
November 28, 2024 - After expanding its investigation into Google earlier this year, today the Competition Bureau announced that it is launching legal action against the company for abusing its dominant position in online advertising, inflating the cost of advertising and reducing the revenue going to publishers.
CAMP Celebrates Historic U.S. DOJ Win in Google Search Case
August 5, 2024 - The U.S. DOJ's win against Google's search monopoly is the first step in rebalancing power in a critical online market.
Keldon Bester: New Google probe shows Canada’s competition cop is getting serious
June 27, 2024 - The investigation into Google’s control of the digital ad market signals a welcome shift toward tackling bigger monopolies more frequently.