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No platform, AI chatbot will get ‘free pass’ on safety, UK prime minister says

( February 16, 2026, 09:36 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Tech companies operating in the UK will see legislative changes that bring AI chatbots into scope of the Online Safety Act and give the government powers to make further changes based on the outcomes of a coming consultation on children’s digital wellbeing. Ahead of that, the government will attempt legislation to make AI chatbot operators comply with illegal-content duties under the Online Safety Act and to increase requirements for platforms to preserve data after the death of a child. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is due to announce the measures later on Monday.Statement follows....

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