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# “Google is using its search monopoly to coerce schools into adopting AI.”

Lina Khan (@linamkhan), X, 2026-11-03.
Source: https://x.com/linamkhan/status/2117680024216330673

## Archived text

> Google is using its search monopoly to coerce schools into adopting AI. This highlights the danger of allowing an unregulated monopolist to control an essential service. 
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> Multiple courts have found Google liable for violating antitrust laws, and this latest move shows it remains unchastened.
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> As the public increasingly pushes back against the use of AI in schools, Google is making clear it will punish those who don’t fall in line.
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> > Quoting @DanaGoldstein: Breaking: Google will turn off web search for schools that opt out of A.I. for kids. 
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> > https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/google-search-schools-restrict-ai.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NlE.VMKr.Cr-g-C6phyfH&smid=url-share

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## Cited in

- 2026-11-03: [Google says schools that block its AI lose Search too, then lets them enable Gemini and Search separately after backlash](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-11-03-google-schools-ai-search-off-by-default-backlash/)