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Google is a 'bad actor' says People CEO, accusing the company of stealing content

Google is a 'bad actor' says People CEO, accusing the company of stealing content
technology9/12/2025

People CEO Neil Vogel says Google's AI crawler can't be blocked because it would block the web crawler too. This lets the search giant steal its content for AI.

The CEO of the largest digital and print publisher in the U.S. has accused Google of being a bad actor for crawling its websites to support the search giant’s AI products. Neil Vogel, CEO of People, Inc. (formerly Dotdash Meredith), a publisher that ... [4126 chars]