APIG, which represents more than 300 local and national French media outlets, filed a complaint with the competition authority over the AI-generated summaries used in Google’s search engine.
APIG said Google’s AI summaries are affecting internet users’ search behavior and reducing their direct access to news sources.

Media outlets seek to protect their visibility and revenue
French media outlets have taken action to prevent AI technologies from negatively affecting their visibility and revenue in search engines.
AI-powered search engines allow users to find the information they are looking for without directly visiting websites. This is causing click-through rates for news and media websites to decline.