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EU lawmakers raise pressure to crack down on AI-fueled online harm to minors

By Luca Bertuzzi ( January 22, 2026, 11:03 GMT | Insight) -- EU lawmakers are pressing the European Commission to use existing digital laws to curb AI-driven online harm to minors, citing risks from AI companion chatbots. Following the Grok deepfake scandal, lawmakers question weak enforcement of the AI Act, the GDPR and the Digital Services Act, and ask whether binding EU rules on age assurance will be proposed.EU lawmakers are continuing to put pressure on the European Commission to protect minors online from emerging harms fueled by new AI technologies under existing digital laws, MLex has learned....

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