Google Extends Spam Rules to AI Overviews as Manipulation Rises

Google has extended its spam policies to AI Overviews—the AI-generated summaries appearing in search results—as spammers find new ways to game these features. The rules now cover content abuse, cloaking, and link manipulation targeting AI summaries. The challenge: AI Overviews sometimes repeat content verbatim or make up information when exploited, creating quality headaches as Google rolls them out widely.