Google AI Mode shows only Google Flights links for all flight queries, bias flagged
lilyraynyc · x · 2026-11-03
Barry Schwartz of Search Engine Roundtable tested Google AI Mode with flight queries and found 100% of links point exclusively to Google Flights, for both domestic and international routes. He quips it's another "glitch" and notes this self-preferencing is exactly the kind of behavior EU regulators under the DMA go after.
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