Securly Extends AI Block to Google AI Overview in K-12 Filter
CHARLOTTE – – November 05, 2026 -- Securly's AI Transparency tool gave 1,806 districts in 39 states visibility into more than 6.2 million student AI conversations between December 2025 and October 2026, as the K-12 safety vendor widened its controls over Google's AI-generated search content.
Securly's "Restrict AI Mode" setting in Securly Filter, which previously blocked only Google's AI Mode, now also blocks AI Overview. With the setting on, students see standard Google search results without AI-written summaries.
AI Overview closed a gap for districts that had already blocked AI tools
Google shows AI-generated content in two places. AI Mode is a chat-style search experience. AI Overview is a summary that appears automatically at the top of results on the All tab. Because AI Overview appears on ordinary searches, students in schools that block AI tools could still see AI-generated answers.