Edition No. 50 · Tue 11 Aug 2026 · Story 11 of 27

Publisher ad supply fell by up to 40% in Q2 as AI search choked the open web

Digiday

Publisher ad supply fell by up to 40% in a single quarter as AI search choked the open web, compounding two years of declines.

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