Who’s suing AI and who’s signing latest: Reach and CNN are latest Google AI news partners, USA Today Co sues OpenAI
Full round-up of publishers versus AI litigation and licensing deals around the world.
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Guardian boosted online ad revenue by simplifying process and sharing reader data
Curation at Scale went live in September 2025 and has since cut unsold inventory by around 54%.
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Facebook cash-for-links scheme excludes publishers (for now)
Meta testing restriction that stops pages posting more than two links per month for free.
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Penske AI Overviews lawsuit dismissed because ‘no formal bargain’ struck with Google
Publishers ‘voluntarily acceded’ to zero price for Google crawling, judge finds.
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One in five Britons now using AI to access news
Ofcom 2026 news report finds online intermediaries dominate as source of UK news.
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US issues ‘censorship’ warning over UK plan to boost ‘public service’ news on social media
News Media Association warns forcing prominence for ‘trustworthy’ news could end up harming sector.
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Amazon and Meta AI bots account for most website visits
New data reveals 63% rise in AI bot traffic hitting website publishers.
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How Politico has boosted AI innovation by moving to one headless CMS
EVP of product at Politico Francesca Barber explains how publisher has stepped up pace of innovation.
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