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

Google faces backlash for plan that would turn off Search for schools that restrict AI
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Google faces backlash from left-wing politicians who accuse the company of acting as an unregulated monopoly for planning to turn off Search for schools that restrict AI.

Key points

  • •Google is planning to turn off its Search service for schools that restrict the use of AI.
  • •Left-wing politicians, including NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani and former FTC chair Lina Khan, have reacted negatively to the plan.
  • •They accused Google of behaving like an unregulated monopoly.
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