Fabric.Media
Subscribe

Germany rules Google AI Overviews, Perplexity fall under media law

Germany’s media regulator says Google’s AI Overviews and Perplexity AI count as company-created content, not third-party output, making them subject to media law. A Munich court also said Google could be liable for false AI-generated statements.

Why it matters. This sets a precedent that AI answer engines can be held to publisher-level legal liability rather than treated as neutral platforms.

Signal from mediapost.com · read the original.

All gas. No brake. Free.

What’s happening, why it matters, who reported it, who followed, and how the story develops. Free with a reader account. Unsubscribe any time.

Continue free →

More from Ad-tech

All →

FTC, 22 states sue Amazon over deceptive ad auction pricing

The FTC and 22 state attorneys general sued Amazon, alleging it secretly overrode its ad auction to charge higher rates, overcharging more than 1.2 million advertisers and generating over $20 billion in revenue since 2018.

OpenAI’s ad run rate hits $1 billion, nearing its 2026 target

OpenAI’s advertising business has reportedly reached a $1 billion annualized run rate, according to reports cited by EMARKETER.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT ad business hits $1 billion run rate

OpenAI said its ChatGPT Ads business has reached a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate, and expanded Ads Manager to India, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.