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A complaint filed by a group of independent publishers alleges that Google abuses its market power by not allowing them to withhold their content from AI Overviews without losing the ability to appear in Search results — a choice that Google believes may impact AI monetization.
The group is calling on the EU Commission to put “interim measures” in place to prevent irreparable harm to competition and news access.
The company built Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) into Google Wallet earlier this year, a technology that allows users to verify their age across different apps and platforms without linking it to their identity.
Google has now put the ZKP codebase on GitHub so developers can use it to build more private apps and tools. Countries in the EU can also use it to build digital wallets, which are set to launch next year.
The company will appeal the payout, which will otherwise go to Android users in California whose cellular data was used to transmit information back to Google for uses like targeted advertising.
There’s a similar case going to trial in April 2026 on behalf of users in the other 49 states, not to mention a separate class action alleging Google collected some data even from users that had opted out.
