https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/google-tries-to-walk-back-controversial-school-ai-policy-following-political-backlashContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/google-tries-to-walk-back-controversial-school-ai-policy-following-political-backlashhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/google-tries-to-walk-back-controversial-school-ai-policy-following-political-backlash#u191110Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:20:45 +0000Google is backtracking on a contentious directive that threatened to cut off web search access for K-12 schools that restricted artificial intelligence tools. Following widespread public criticism and political backlash from elected officials and antitrust advocates, the company announced that standard search functions can remain active if schools use versions containing AI Overviews. The initial mandate had triggered sharp condemnation from figures such as NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former FTC chair Lina Khan, who accused the tech giant of leveraging its dominance to force unvetted artifici