Google Hit by EU Abuse of Dominance Probe Over AI Tools (2)

December 9, 2025, 10:00 AM UTC

Google has been hit by a European Union probe over suspicions the US tech giant is abusing its market power in its rollout of artificial intelligence, days after Meta Platforms Inc. was targeted by a similar probe.

In another move likely to stoke White House criticism, EU watchdogs said they will examine whether the Alphabet Inc. unit imposed unfair terms on content creators and giving its own AI model an advantage over its rivals.

The Brussels-based European Commission will also examine to what extent the generation of AI Overviews and AI Mode by Google is based on web publishers’ ...

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