Google announced it will disable Search, along with Gemini, Gemini Notebook, and Gemini in Classroom, for K-12 student accounts unless administrators explicitly enable the AI suite. The company states that Search and AI are deeply integrated, so schools cannot turn off AI features without also losing Search access. The change follows Google's earlier default activation of Gemini in Classroom and comes amid concerns over AI's impact on student learning. Lawmakers including Sen. Bernie Sanders have criticized the move as extortionary.