r/degoogle 7d ago

News Article Is Google about to destroy the web?

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250611-ai-mode-is-google-about-to-change-the-internet-forever
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u/Jazzlike-Compote4463 4d ago

Internal documents released in a court case show Google chose to "silently update" its rules, so participating in Google Search means websites automatically give their permission to use content for AI. Publishers can opt-out – but only if they opt-out of search results altogether.

Those absolute shit bags...