European Union: European Commission opened investigation into Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in its use of online content for AI purposes
Description
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…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, ML and AI development, search service provider
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority