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Google has to follow a regulation for once 

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/23/uk-press-can-opt-out-of-ai-overviews-stay-in-search-results/ - blog post 

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Sources:

• CMA secures fairer deal for publishers and improves Google search services in UK https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-secures-fairer-deal-for-publishers-and-improves-google-search-services-in-uk
• NOTICE UNDER SECTION 14(2) OF THE DIGITAL MARKETS, COMPETITION AND CONSUMERS ACT 2024 (THE ACT) (PDF) https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68e8b29b1c8b2a3b50690811/SMS_Decision_Notice.pdf
• Further CMA action to secure a fairer deal for businesses and improve Google search services in UK https://www.gov.uk/government/news/further-cma-action-to-secure-a-fairer-deal-for-businesses-and-improve-google-search-services-in-uk
• New opportunities, control and insights for website owners https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/new-controls-website-owners/
• UK regulator tells Google to let publishers opt out of AI Overviews https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/google-regulation-uk/

Previously on Pivot to AI:

• Google is no longer asking — feed the AI or you're not in search results https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/19/google-is-no-longer-asking-feed-the-ai-or-youre-not-in-search-results/
• Google AI Overviews: Publishers file competition complaints in UK and EU https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/07/publishers-file-competition-complaints-in-uk-and-eu-over-googles-ai-overviews/
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