EU Investigates Google for Playing AI Monopoly Despite Monopoly on Search
KEY POINTS
- •The European Commission launched an inquiry on December 9, 2025, into Google's use of online content.
- •Google’s Gemini AI model owns by Alphabet is being examined for causing disadvantages to rival AI companies.
- •The investigation focuses on Google’s use of content from publishers and YouTube creators violating EU competition rules.
On Tuesday, December 9, 2025, the European Commission announced an investigation that’s basically an algorithmic sibling rivalry drama starring Google’s Gemini AI model, owned by Alphabet—the company that can’t stop dominating, apparently even in courtrooms now. The inquiry is all about whether Google, in its infinite wisdom, is using content from YouTube creators and publishers like an overenthusiastic mixtape DJ, potentially sabotaging rival AI startups who didn’t get the memo about sharing being caring. Brussels, home of political waffles and tech torture, is deciding if Google’s AI mojo is leading to an unfair disadvantage—because who else but Europe would hold Monopoly-themed justice sessions for Silicon Valley giants?
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Google's Gemini AI might be breaking EU rules not by hacking computers but by hogging all the internet's toasters and sandwiches first. Big tech sharing means someone loses, apparently.
The EU wants to know if Google’s AI copy-paste skills are illegal—next up, will they sue Google Docs for unfair word advantage?
Watching Google run an AI called Gemini while Europe checks if they’re fair feels like parent-teacher conferences at Monopoly Junior.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 12/9/2025 | Author: Guardian staff and agencies
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