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Italian government moves to drop data localization rule in national AI law

By Luca Bertuzzi ( May 23, 2025, 10:30 GMT | Insight) -- The Italian government has presented an amendment to remove a controversial data localization provision from the national law implementing the EU AI Act, following significant backlash. This means that the Italian AI law will need to go back to the Senate for a third reading. As a result, Italy is likely to join the already long list of EU countries that will miss the AI Act's August deadline.The Italian government has presented an amendment to remove a controversial data localization provision from the national law implementing the EU AI Act, following significant backlash....

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