[EU Launches Antitrust Investigation into Google's Use of Online Content for AI-Related Purposes] BlockBeats News, December 9, according to Reuters, the European Commission announced that it has initiated an antitrust investigation into Google to assess whether its practices of using online publishers' and YouTube content for AI-related purposes violate EU competition rules. The EU statement noted: 'The investigation will focus on whether Google distorts competition by imposing unfair terms on publishers and content creators or by creating privileged access channels for itself to obtain such content, thereby disadvantaging AI model developers from competing companies.'