"Google Ireland, which runs Google Search in the EU, now faces a fine of up to €250,000 for each breach, or detention of its managers..."
Or the detention of its managers.
OR THE DETENTION OF ITS MANAGERS!
This is the only punishment that can bring firms like #Google into line
#Defamation
#Search
#GenAI
German courts rule Google liable for what its AI search says
https://madrobot.blog/2026/10/18/german-courts-google-liable-ai-overviews-ai-mode-aachen-munich-ruling/
Simon Brooke
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