European Union: European Commission investigation into Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in its use of online content for AI purposes (Case AT.40983)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
09 Dec 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
ML and AI development
search service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
European Commission opened investigation into Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in its use of online content for AI purposes
On 8 December 2025, the European Commission initiated a formal investigation into Google to assess whether the company has breached European Union competition rules by using content from web publishers and YouTube for artificial intelligence (AI) pu…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority