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Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off Facebook and Instagram

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The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that Meta has violated DSA obligations requiring it to prevent underage children from accessing its platforms, a charge previously levelled only at adult content sites. The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that Meta is in breach of the Digital Services Act for failing to keep children off […]

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EU and Parliament fail to agree on AI Act changes after 12 hours of talks, pushing deal to next month

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The collapse of Tuesday’s trilogue exposes deep divisions over whether high-risk AI systems embedded in consumer products should be exempt from the world’s strictest AI rules After 12 hours of negotiations on Tuesday, EU member states and European Parliament lawmakers failed to reach a deal on proposed changes to the bloc’s landmark AI Act. Talks […]

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Australia unveils a 2.25% levy on Meta, Google, and TikTok’s local revenues if they refuse to pay news publishers

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The News Bargaining Incentive applies from 1 July 2026. Platforms that deal with news organisations get full or partial offsets against the levy. The legislation explicitly excludes pure AI chatbot services from coverage. Communications Minister Anika Wells and PM Albanese both announced the draft on Tuesday. The Australian government released draft legislation on Tuesday for […]

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Google signs classified AI deal with the Pentagon for ‘any lawful government purpose’

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The Information reported the deal on Tuesday. The agreement allows the DoD to use Google’s AI models without the restrictions that led Anthropic to be blacklisted in February. Google becomes the latest in a line of AI companies, alongside OpenAI and xAI, to supply classified AI capability to the US military. Google has signed a […]

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China orders Meta to unwind its $2 billion acquisition of Manus

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The NDRC’s Office of the Working Mechanism for Foreign Investment Security Review issued a formal cancellation order on Monday, four months after the deal was announced. Manus co-founders Xiao Hong and Ji Yichao have been barred from leaving China since March.  China’s National Development and Reform Commission has formally ordered Meta to unwind its $2 […]

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Turkey’s parliament passes social media ban for under-15s, one week after a school shooting

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Erdŏgan has 15 days to sign the bill into law. The legislation enters into force six months after publication in the Official Gazette. The main opposition CHP criticised it as a political censorship tool rather than child protection. Turkey has previously blocked Instagram, Roblox, and restricted platforms during the İmamoglu protests. Turkey’s Grand National Assembly […]

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China plans to block US investment in its top AI firms without government approval

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Two parallel moves in 24 hours mark a significant escalation of the US-China AI war from chips and exports into capital and models.  China plans to restrict its leading technology companies, including top AI startups, from accepting US capital without first obtaining government approval, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. […]

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Norway plans to ban social media for children under 16 and shift age verification liability to platforms

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The minority Labour government, led by PM Jonas Gahr Støre, announced the legislation on Friday. The age threshold has been raised from the 15-year limit proposed in the 2025 consultation, aligning Norway with Australia’s world-first ban that came into force in December. Ireland is also considering similar legislation. Norway’s minority Labour government announced on Friday […]

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Trump says Anthropic Pentagon deal is ‘possible’, weeks after blacklisting the company as a national security risk

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The US president told CNBC on Tuesday that Anthropic is ‘shaping up’ following a White House meeting last Friday at which the company’s CEO Dario Amodei discussed its Mythos AI model with Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic remains in legal limbo, with a federal appeals […]

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Ofcom opens formal investigation into Telegram over child sexual abuse concerns

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The UK’s online safety regulator has opened a formal investigation into Telegram under the Online Safety Act, examining whether the messaging platform has complied with its duties to protect UK users from child sexual abuse material. It is Ofcom’s most significant enforcement action against a major messaging platform to date. The UK’s online safety regulator […]

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