Google’s AI search features are killing traffic to publishers

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TechCrunchJun 10, 2025

Google’s AI search features are killing traffic to publishers

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Google’s AI Overviews and other AI-powered tools, including chatbots, are devastating traffic for news publishers, per a Wall Street Journal report.

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