People Inc. CEO accuses Google of abusing its market power with web crawling

Neil Vogel, CEO of People Inc., is raising alarms about Google's use of a single crawler for both search and AI, arguing it's an abuse of market power. Vogel's concerns stem from publishers' desire to block crawlers to protect their content from AI models, while still needing search traffic for crucial advertising and affiliate revenue. This situation highlights the broader tension between tech giants' market dominance and the interests of smaller publishers, potentially leading to significant shifts in how online content is managed and monetized.