Publishers want Congress to stop AI crawlers from hiding
More than 300 media executives will press lawmakers to require AI bots to identify themselves and disclose why they’re scraping sites.
Topic: Digital rights
How Google’s removal tools work for SEO and reputation management
A practitioner’s guide to deindexing, removal requests, and managing client search results.
Google may give sites a way to opt out of AI search generative features
You may soon be able to tell Google to not use your content for AI Overviews, AI Mode and other search AI features.
Google introduces Google-Extended to let you block Bard, Vertex AI via robots.txt
You can now prevent Bard and Vertex AI generative APIs, and future generations of models, from from accessing your website, or parts of it.
Google to explore alternatives to robots.txt in wake of generative AI and other emerging technologies
Google said it will engage with the web and AI communities with public discussions during this process.
News content could vanish from Meta in Canada
Meta strikes back at 'flawed' legislation that would force it to pay news publishers to use their content on Facebook and Instagram.
TikTok commits to updating ad policies to better align with EU rules
The social media platform has made significant improvements to safety over the last year, but they still have a long way to go.
Google facing fine in Russia for allegedly not purging banned websites
The fine would be just over $10,000, but Russian officials are seeking penalties of 1 percent of global revenue going forward.
EU approves controversial copyright directive aimed at Google, Facebook, Twitter
The new rules, which require member-state approval to go into effect, amount to a kind of 'GDPR for copyright.'
German Newspaper Publisher Trying To Bring Failed “Google Tax” To All Of Europe
Disruptive technologies are often met with lobbying efforts to block them by vested interests trying to preserve the status quo. One such example is the unsuccessful effort by taxi companies to use the law to hold back Uber’s advance, especially in Europe. Another is the European newspaper industry’s efforts to boost sagging revenues with strict […]
Italy To Regulate YouTube & Other Video Sites Like TV Stations
YouTube, and parent Google, are now to be considered TV broadcasters in Italy according to new rules handed down by the Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM). The rules apply equally to other sites providing video content over the internet provided they’re also running advertising. According to a translated version of an article appearing in the Italian […]