Payback time for publishing as Google goes on parole

The US Government has revealed the penalties it wants, which could kill AI Overviews, reset copyright, and expose Google's innermost secrets...

The Department of Justice first proved Google ran an illegal monopoly in the $200 billion search market. It’s now gone public with the penalties it wants.

They’re comprehensive, and have the potential to kill AI Overviews, reset copyright for the AI era, and reveal the top secret algos that run Google’s search.

It’s without doubt the most comprehensive threat ever to the company that symbolises Big Tech’s relentless rise and launched the tag frenemy.

For publishers, it’s a window to reset the tone and economics of premium content, save the open web, and start work on delivering trustworthy AI for the future.

I’ll get into all of it, but before I do, let’s welcome new subs from Britain’s largest news publisher Reach, the Daily Mail in New York, Samsung Ads in Seoul (which reaches connected TVs in 50 million homes), Canada’s national broadcaster CBC, Italian media group Ciao People in Naples, streamer Fetch TV, the Daily Aus, Commercial Radio and News Corp in Australia, as well as the Aus…