Monday, 15 September, 2025
Rolling Stone Owner Sues Google Over AI Summaries, Citing Revenue Loss
Penske Media Corporation (PMC), owner of outlets like Rolling Stone, Variety, and Billboard, has filed a lawsuit against Google and Alphabet. PMC accuses Google of illegally using its journalism to create “AI Overviews” without permission, which reduces traffic, ad revenue, subscription and affiliate income. The complaint alleges Google ties content indexing to use in summaries, coercing publishers.
Read full story at TechCrunch