Google said that the open web is "in rapid decline" as it tries to defend a breakup of its ads business, but later clarified its comments.

For months, Google has maintained that the web is “thriving,” AI isn’t tanking traffic, and its search engine is sending ...

Google privately told a federal court that “the open web is already in rapid decline,” a sharp reversal from its public claims that search traffic is booming — and a stunning admission as the Justice ...

The rise of artificial intelligence services saved Google from a breakup in its search antitrust case earlier this month.

A recent analysis of AI Overviews web traffic from the Pew Research Center suggests AI Overviews results in a substantial drop in web traffic. Google executives have disputed this, claiming the search ...

As long as I've known it the internet has always been a rapidly changing phenomenon. From humble beginnings it has grown into a world-connecting platform by evolving to meet the needs of the public, ...

In a major change in tune, Google has admitted that the “open web is already in rapid decline” — despite being adamant for months that the “web is thriving.” As first spotted by The Verge, the tech ...

Google believes that the open web is already dying as the DOJ wants to break up Google’s ad empire. Google lost this court battle in 2023, and the remedies trial is coming in two weeks. Both the DOJ ...

It’s been clear for some time that the “open web” as we’ve known it for years is in a tough spot, but Google has argued the opposite. In a court statement, though, Google’s own case argues that the ...

“The statement sharply contrasts Google’s recent narrative about the health of search on the web. Google has a clear incentive to make itself appear weaker or less monopolistic in the courtroom, but ...