Google Mandates Manual Fact-Checking of AI Content, Gemini Adds UTM Tracking, and AI Overviews Lawsuits Dismissed
Google updated its AI content guidance to require manual fact-checking before publication, Gemini links were found carrying UTM parameters for referral attribution, desktop click-through rates fell while mobile rose in Q2 2026, AI Mode information monitoring rolled out globally, and a federal judge dismissed antitrust suits from Penske Media and Chegg over AI Overviews.