Google is implementing 'new protections' for its generative AI products into the election, announcing on Friday that it will extend its policies announced last December for its search and YouTube products.

The restrictions will include a lack of responses for a wide range of election-related queries, including candidates, voting processes, and election results, Axios reports.

Products affected include Search AI overlays, YouTube AI-generated summaries for Live Chat, Gems, and Gemini's image generation.

"We're taking a cautious approach because we want to get this right," said the company.

Google says they've made the change due to 'misinformation concerns' – particularly around the election.