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Ribera cites ‘constitutional duty’ to enforce laws against tech January 13, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts

The EU has a “constitutional obligation” to ensure Big Tech gatekeepers don’t distort competition in the EU, according to the bloc’s top antitrust enforcer. Teresa Ribera stressed that defending the rule of la... (more story)

X's Grok chatbot warned of EU action over sexually explicit deepfakes January 12, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Elon Musk’s X has been warned by the EU’s top digital official on Monday that it must move “quickly” to "fix" its Grok AI chatbot that has been used to create non-consensual intimate images or face the “full u... (more story)

UK presses Ofcom on X's Grok probe timeline, prepares for intimate-image offenses January 12, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK will bring into force this week new criminal offenses covering the creation or request of non-consensual intimate images, and designate them as priority illegal content under the Online Safety Act, tech... (more story)

X under formal UK probe over Grok’s sexualized images (update*) January 12, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

X is under formal investigation in the UK after online safety regulator Ofcom opened a probe into whether the platform breached its duties under the Online Safety Act over the use of Grok to generate sexualize... (more story)

Stein set to become new head of data protection unit in EU Commission January 12, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Luca Bertuzzi

The data protection unit within the European Commission will get a new head, with Andréas Stein taking over the role, MLex has learned. He will succeed Olivier Micol, who is set to move in February to lead the... (more story)

Cloudflare threatens to pull out of Italy following piracy-related fine January 12, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

Cloudflare is threatening to withdraw from Italy after the communications regulator fined it €14 million for failing to block access to piracy websites under the “Piracy Shield” regime. CEO Matthew Prince crit... (more story)

UK govt presses Ofcom on X’s Grok; vows to criminalize intimate image abuse January 09, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK government has said it will criminalize the creation of intimate images without consent “in the coming weeks,” criticized X’s decision to restrict Grok’s image editing tools to paying users, and pressed... (more story)

EU cybersecurity rules face delay as officials debate phase-out of Chinese tech January 09, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi and Matthew Newman

A revised EU cybersecurity law is likely to be delayed until Jan. 20, as a proposed mandatory regime for phasing out Chinese and other vendors of technology equipment from critical infrastructure that are deem... (more story)

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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)

China's data policy pulled between security, growth and public backlash January 07, 2026 | MLex Staff

Companies operating in China face diverging pressures in 2026 as data privacy and cybersecurity policy pull in several directions at once. Public unease over data misuse, rising geopolitical friction with the ... (more story)

Meta's Manus deal highlights China's AI challenge, regulatory gaps January 06, 2026 | MLex Staff

Meta Platform’s blockbuster acquisition of Manus appears straightforward: A US tech giant buys a promising artificial intelligence startup. But the deal exposes a troubling pattern for Beijing — Chinese-develo... (more story)