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# EU opens antitrust probe into Google's use of content to train AI
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-12-09-eu-google-ai-content-antitrust-probe/
- Published: 2025-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T12:01:05.000Z
- Description: The European Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation into Google on 9 December 2025. It is examining whether Google used web publishers' and YouTube creators' content to train AI Overviews and AI Mode without fair pay, consent or equal access for rivals.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [The Register, 9 December 2025](https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/eu%5Fgoogle%5Fai%5Fantitrust/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish that Google broke EU competition law: no infringement finding or fine has been made.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-07\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)