Faced with a collapse in traffic and the massive integration of AI into Google Search, the European Publishers Council has filed a complaint in Brussels against Google and Alphabet on the basis of competition law. The publishers denounce the capture of their content « without authorization, without effective removal mechanisms, and without fair compensation, » and warn of a structural risk to the press economy. The conflict between European publishers and digital giants is reaching a new stage, largely driven by economic urgency. According to the latest data, traffic from Google to press websites fell by one third worldwide between November 2024 and November 2025. It is against this tense backdrop that the European Publishers Council…
