Penske Sues Google Over AI Overviews Impact on Traffic, Revenue

Penske Media Corp., owner of a wide range of entertainment publications include Rolling Stone, Variety and Billboard, sued Google on Friday, alleging its introduction of AI overviews to search results had reduced traffic to Penske’s websites and its revenue.

Penske alleged that Google’s AI Overviews—which provide AI-generated answers to queries—reduces the need for people to click through to