Google faces backlash for plan that would turn off Search for schools that restrict AI

TechCrunch Amanda Silberling · News & blogs · 1 hr ago · 2 min read

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Google faces backlash for plans to restrict school access to Search unless they use AI tools like Gemini.

Google says Search and AI are integrated, so schools not using AI lose Search access.
Left-leaning politicians called the move 'extortion' and criticized Google's influence.
Lina Khan condemned the decision as anti-competitive and highlighted Google's history of antitrust issues.

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Politicians on the left, like NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani and former FTC chair Lina Khan, accused Google of acting as an unregulated monopoly.

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