A US judge dismisses Chegg and Penske lawsuits alleging Google violated antitrust law by forcing them to allow content in AI Overviews, reducing web traffic
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With Chegg and Penske’s suits over AI Overviews dismissed, the legal signal—for now—is that search platforms have wide latitude to remix your content into AI answers even if traffic drops. Content-heavy businesses need to assume zero-click AI surfaces are here to stay and design models that monetize brand, community, or proprietary data, not just pageviews.
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