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UK weighs under-16 social media ban as lawmakers, charities are split January 19, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK lawmakers are set to debate this week proposals that could impose an Australia-style ban on social media use for under-16s, as scrutiny over online harms intensifies following the Grok controversy. More tha... (more story)

EU plans tougher local-content rules, supply chain oversight in draft law January 19, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello and Luca Bertuzzi

Energy-intensive industries, clean tech, advanced technology companies and the automotive sector are set to face tighter EU content requirements and stricter foreign investment controls under the Industrial Ac... (more story)

Google seeks partial stay of US search monopoly suit ruling, citing irreparable harm January 17, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Google asked a US federal court Friday to stay certain provisions of the final judgment in a government lawsuit over its internet search monopoly pending an appeal of the court’s liability and remedies rulings... (more story)

Lula’s party ramps up pressure to launch probe into Grok’s deepfakes in Brazil January 16, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Lawmakers from the political group of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are seeking to place the country among jurisdictions worldwide that are taking action against X’s Grok AI chatbot.

EU lawmaker slams European Commission's inaction over Grok’s illegal nudity January 16, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

Green lawmaker Sergey Lagodinsky criticized the European Commission for failing to act decisively against X’s AI chatbot Grok after it was used to generate non-consensual sexual images. He urged temporary susp... (more story)

EU set to broaden scope of cybersecurity certificates in legislative revamp January 16, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

The European Commission plans to expand EU cybersecurity certification schemes to cover companies’ overall risk-management posture, under a revised Cybersecurity Act due on Jan. 20. Draft rules would use certi... (more story)

Japan rebukes X over Grok sexual deepfake images, promises action January 16, 2026 | Jeyup S Kwaak

Adding to the global fallout from provocative deepfakes created with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence service Grok, Japan issued its sternest warning yet, threatening “all possible measures” against his company X.

China orders tighter controls for online job platforms as hiring scams rise January 16, 2026 | MLex Staff

Online recruitment platforms in China have been ordered to tighten oversight of job postings and strengthen content controls, underscoring Beijing’s push to protect job seekers as fraud risks rise amid a slowi... (more story)

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UK’s Grok response suggests specific AI legislation remains a distant prospect January 19, 2026 | Frank Hersey and Patricia Figueiredo

The UK's response to the outcry over the use of X's Grok artificial intelligence chatbot to create sexualized images of people without their permission has been focused on strengthening online safety laws and ... (more story)

X’s Grok deepfake controversy exposes fragmented global online safety enforcement January 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo, Henrique Santiago and Sara Brandstätter

The outcry over the use of X’s Grok chatbot to create sexualized deepfakes has provided a global stress-test of online safety laws and highlighted how national legal frameworks are shaping different approaches... (more story)

Probe of X's Grok tests UK online safety enforcement pace, reliance on risk assessments January 13, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Frank Hersey

The pressure is on for a quick turnaround from UK regulator Ofcom in its investigation into non-consensual images on X. But the Online Safety Act’s emphasis on risk assessments — paired with its own lack of tr... (more story)

Can X be captured by European online safety rules for intimate deepfake scandal? January 09, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Patricia Figueiredo

Elon Musk’s platform X has moved to restrict Grok's image generation and editing tools to paying users following weeks of regulatory and political backlash over the creation of intimate deepfakes. The change h... (more story)

European companies urge more DMA enforcement, despite US backlash January 09, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

French booksellers, European banks and accountants are among those urging the European Commission to clamp down on US tech gatekeepers, voicing concerns about a continued stranglehold on some markets. Response... (more story)

Character AI, Google avoid risks by settling US case over chatbot safety January 09, 2026 | Amy Miller

Character.AI and Google chose a different path than social media companies when facing a wave of lawsuits alleging their chatbots contribute to suicides and mental health issues for children and teenagers — th... (more story)

ECJ’s Szpunar on EU law’s AI challenge and ‘banalizing’ fundamental rights January 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The boom in AI and the platform economy is posing challenges to Europe’s legal order and will raise questions over the approach to copyright, contracts and transparency, according to Maciej Szpunar, one of the... (more story)

European telecom companies temper hopes for bold EU rules revamp in 2026 January 07, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe’s big phone companies — such as Telefónica, Orange and Deutsche Telekom — are unlikely to see a major overhaul of the EU's telecom rules this year. But the European Commission's planned Digital Networks... (more story)