[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-uk-regulator-orders-google-to-add-source-links-to-ai-search-results":10},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":22,"tags":24,"sources":28,"feedback":32,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":32,"total_tokens":32},269,"uk-regulator-orders-google-to-add-source-links-to-ai-search-results","UK regulator orders Google to add source links to AI search results","A UK competition ruling forces Google to label AI-generated overviews with clear source links and give publishers the option to opt out.","Google’s AI Overviews will now carry clearer source attributions in the UK.\n\nThe Competition and Markets Authority said the current format, which lumps many sources together, misleads users. The order requires Google to display distinct links to each source that informs the AI-generated answer. It also obliges the company to provide a simple opt‑out mechanism for UK publishers who don’t want their content used in the overviews.\n\nFor readers, the change means more transparency about where the AI’s information comes from, reducing the risk of blindly trusting a single synthesized answer. Publishers gain control over their participation, potentially limiting the spread of outdated or low‑quality material.\n\nThe move is a modest step toward tightening AI accountability, but the underlying model and data handling remain untouched.","[\"google\",\"uk\",\"ai-search\"]","2026-06-03T20:26:51.000Z","2026-06-04T21:20:59.930Z","2026-06-05T16:22:30.479Z","published",null,[],[25,26,27],"google","uk","ai-search",[29],{"name":30,"url":31},"Ars Technica","https:\u002F\u002Farstechnica.com\u002Ftech-policy\u002F2026\u002F06\u002Fgoogle-ordered-to-put-clearer-links-in-ai-search-and-let-uk-publishers-opt-out\u002F",0]