Publishers will be able to opt out of AI Search, thanks to new regulation

U.K. regulators require Google to offer website publishers a tool to opt out of generative AI search features, with the option tested in the U.K. before a global rollout.

Why it matters: HKR-H/K/R all pass: regulation pushes Google AI Search to add a publisher opt-out, tested in the UK before global rollout. It affects web-content economics, but it is not a core model or capability launch, so it sits in 78–84.