Topic: double standards

Google's AI Overviews Accused of Violating Own Spam Policies

September 1, 2025

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Google's AI Overviews Accused of Violating Own Spam Policies

A viral social media post accuses Google's AI Overviews of violating its own spam policies by relying heavily on automation and repackaging content without firsthand expertise. The criticism highlights concerns that AI Overviews are reducing organic traffic to external websites, potentially under...

Google's AI Creates Optimized Content at Scale

Google's promotion of its Opal tool for scalable content creation appears to contradict its own policies against scaled content abuse, sparking debate in the SEO community. The controversy centers on intent, with Google potentially allowing Opal's use if the primary goal is user assistance rather...

Democrats Demand Apple, Google Ban X's 'Undressing' AI App

U.S. senators are demanding Apple and Google remove the X app due to its "Grok" AI tool, which generates non-consensual explicit imagery, violating the companies' own content policies. The lawmakers argue the app's creation of sexually exploitative depictions, including of minors, clearly breache...