Google Faces Backlash Over Plan to Cut Search for Schools
Google has faced backlash over a plan that would switch off its Search service for schools that restrict AI tools. Critics across politics, including New York's mayor and a former head of the US Federal Trade Commission, accused Google of acting like an unregulated monopoly.
Quick glossaryGoogle, Monopoly
- A US tech company best known for its Search engine, Android phones and Gmail email service.
- Monopoly
- A market where one company controls most of the business, so customers have few other choices.
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