Why was Google ruled liable for its AI overviews?
A German court found Google's AI overviews generate new, substantive text rather than simply linking to existing pages, which strips away the traditional 'neutral platform' safe harbor defense. Because the AI authored the false claim itself, Google was treated as the publisher responsible for its accuracy, not a passive intermediary.
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