Judge dismisses Chegg and Penske antitrust suits over Google AI
A US federal judge has dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought by Chegg and Penske Media against Google, which accused the company of harming their web traffic by using their content in AI-powered search features like AI Overviews without compensation. Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google does not violate antitrust laws because there is no agreement requiring Google to provide traffic to the sites for their freely available content. Both suits highlighted lost traffic and revenue.
- Judge Amit Mehta issued the dismissal
- Chegg and Penske alleged lost traffic and revenue
- No antitrust violation found without an explicit agreement
- Lawsuits targeted Google’s AI Overviews search features
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