02.11.2026 11:42
The Competition Authority has issued an interim measure decision as part of its investigation into Google on the grounds that the AI summaries Google offers in search results may reduce news sites’ traffic and revenue. According to the decision, Google will not be able to force news sites to allow their content to be used in AI summaries. Publishers will be able to make this choice without the risk of losing their visibility in search results.
The Competition Authority has issued an interim measure decision against Google to protect the economic rights of news publishers. The Authority emphasized that the decision is not intended to restrict Google's artificial intelligence services, but to ensure that publishers receive compensation for their labor.
“INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED WITHOUT ENTERING NEWS SITES”
The Competition Authority announced the decision through a post on its social media account. The statement noted that users can now obtain information from artificial intelligence summaries without entering news sites. Attention was drawn to the fact that this situation could reduce news sites' traffic and revenue.
INVESTIGATION INTO GOOGLE IS ONGOING
The Authority announced that it had launched an investigation into Google due to these concerns. While the investigation continues, an interim measure decision was taken to protect the economic rights of news publishers.
According to the Authority's statement, the purpose of the measure is to protect the digital media ecosystem and ensure that publishers receive fair compensation for their content.
THE RIGHT FOR PUBLISHERS TO SAY “NO”
According to the main article of the interim measure decision, Google cannot force news sites to be included in its artificial intelligence system. News sites will be free to decide whether their content appears in artificial intelligence summaries.
The decision also guarantees that publishers will not lose their visibility in search results when making this choice. Thus, a news site that closes its content to artificial intelligence summaries will not be pushed to the background in classic search results.
A SIMILAR STEP WAS TAKEN IN THE UK
Google's artificial intelligence summaries are also on the agenda of competition authorities in different countries. The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had introduced new conduct rules for search services by granting Google “strategic market status” on June 3, 2026. With the rules described as a “world first,” publishers in the UK gained the right to refuse the use of their content in artificial intelligence summaries called “AI Overviews.”
CMA Chief Executive Sarah Cardell had said regarding the decision: “This provides fair treatment for businesses and consumers, greater transparency, and a meaningful choice.” Google, at that time, announced that it was testing a new control that would allow publishers to opt out of the artificial intelligence mode without affecting classic search traffic, that it would add more links to artificial intelligence responses, and that it would share new data with publishers.
FRENCH NEWSPAPERS HAD ALSO COMPLAINED
In France, APIG, which represents more than 300 local and national publishing organizations, had filed a complaint with the French competition authority in August 2026 over Google's artificial intelligence search summaries. APIG had argued that artificial intelligence summaries changed users' search habits and reduced direct visits to news sources.
EYES ARE ON THE STEPS GOOGLE WILL TAKE
It was stated that the compliance process with the interim measure decision depends on the steps Google will take. Google has not yet made a statement regarding the decision in Türkiye.