Google will allow websites to exclude themselves from AI search results
Corroborated by 13 sources from 13 publishers
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to theguardian.com, publishers will be able to opt out of their content being used to train Google’s AI models and power its search summaries, the UK competition watchdog has announced as it imposes new conduct requirements on search services.
Sources
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Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/2186257/google-will-allow-websites-to-exclude-themselves-from-ai-search-results
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Yahoo Finance News
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/uk-regulator-enforces-new-competition-requirements-on-google-search-052853458.html
3
Investing.com News
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/uk-regulator-enforces-new-competition-requirements-for-google-search-4723317
4
Bloomberg Technology
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-03/google-forced-by-uk-to-give-publishers-control-over-ai-summaries
5
Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/2186347/google-fitbit-air-blueprint-measurements-accessories
6
Yahoo Finance News
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/google-fund-100-mw-virtual-082351795.html
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CNBC 100727362
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/03/uk-regulator-enforces-new-competition-requirements-on-google-search.html
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The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/03/uk-media-groups-power-opt-out-google-ai-search-summaries
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The Verge (Tech)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/942302/google-search-ai-overviews-uk-cma-publisher-opt-out
10
The Verge (Tech)
https://www.theverge.com/policy/942296/google-water-commitments-data-centers
11
Axios Feed
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/03/google-pushes-water-standards-data-center-backlash
12
ABC News Technology Headlines
https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/uk-orders-google-publishers-opt-ai-scraping-search-133545455
13
Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/2186418/google-pledges-to-replenish-water-data-centers-by-2030
14
Google Blog
https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/thrifting-tips
15
Yahoo Finance News
https://www.barrons.com/articles/google-stock-alphabet-charts-divergence-6ddb0a47?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
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Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/85299cdd-d9b3-4b40-8d10-73fc9ddb4573
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Ars Technica Tech Policy
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/google-ordered-to-put-clearer-links-in-ai-search-and-let-uk-publishers-opt-out