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Policy·Jul 15·all news from July 15, 2026

Google's AI search features pose 'unacceptable risk' to children, new report finds

A report from the Center for Digital Democracy claims that Google’s AI Overviews feature presents significant safety risks to minors by surfacing inappropriate content and potentially manipulative search results. The findings argue that the current design fails to provide adequate protections for younger users, prompting calls for stricter regulatory oversight of generative search tools.

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