Rolling Stone Sues Google: AI Steals, Readers Bail!
In a plot twist spicier than any Hollywood script, Penske Media Corp, the proud publisher of Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter, just sued Google for its AI Overviews gobbling up their article clicks! Launched in spring 2025, Googleās AI āgiftā reportedly massacres Penskeās affiliate revenue by over one-third, driving traffic like a nosediving pop starās career. Googleās rep JosĆ© CastaƱeda insists people āfind search more helpful,ā essentially saying 'trust us while we rob you.' Penske faces a nightmare: block Google and vanish from search results or feed the AI beast and watch their publishing empire smolder. Itās the new-age piracy saga in the age-old turf war between reporters and robo-readers!
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When your AI summarizes your story better than you can, but also steals half your clicksāwelcome to the 2025 digital Hunger Games starring Rolling Stone suing Google.
Google's AI steals your clicks so smoothly even Penske Media feels like it's dating a charming pickpocket.
Yesterday Rolling Stone reported on rock legends; today, it rocks itself suing AI for digital stage diving into its revenue pit.
Source: Theverge | Published: 9/14/2025 | Author: Terrence OāBrien
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