UK law Financial Services Regulation Committee holds inquiry on stablecoins in the UK The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Commission is holding an inquiry on the development of, and proposed regulatory response to, stablecoins in the UK. In particular, the inquiry will examine the extent to which stablecoins might disrupt the traditional models of…
The European Commission has sent a statement of objections to Meta, setting out its preliminary view that Meta has breached EU antitrust laws by excluding third party AI assistants from accessing and interacting with users on WhatsApp. The Commission considers that this risks blocking competitors from entering or expanding in the growing market for AI…
The European Commission has made a preliminary finding that TikTok is in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) for its addictive design. This includes features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, pushnotifications and a highly personalised recommender system. The Commission says that TikTok did not adequately assess how these addictive features could harm the physical…
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UK law Imgur owner MediaLab fined over children’s privacy failures The ICO has fined Imgur owner, MediaLab. AI Inc, nearly £250,000 for failing to put in place basic safeguards to protect children’s information. The ICO says that unlawful processing meant children could have been exposed to harmful content on Imgur including content relating to eating disorders, antisemitism, homophobia…
The European Commission has started two sets of proceedings to assist Google in complying with its obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The specifications formalise the Commission’s regulatory dialogue with Google on certain areas of its compliance with two DMA obligations. The first set of proceedings concerns Google’s obligation under the Article 6(7) of…
UK law GDS and DSIT publish guidelines for preparing government datasets for AI use The Government Digital Service and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology have published initial guidance on preparing government datasets for use in AI applications. The guidance provides the initial guidelines for releasing government datasets for AI applications and sets out…
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed a package of measures aimed at helping businesses and consumers make active and informed choices when using Google’s search services in the UK. This includes making sure publishers, including news and other content producers, get a fairer deal over how their content is used in Google’s AI…
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The European Commission has launched a formal investigation against X under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission has also extended the investigation that it launched in December 2023 into X’s compliance with its recommender systems risk management obligations. As SCL readers will be aware, Grok is an AI tool developed by the provider of…
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UK law Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 5) Regulations 2026 made The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 5) Regulations 2026 SI 2026/31 have been made to bring certain provisions of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 into force on 6 February 2026. Section 138(2) inserts new sections 66E,…
Ofcom has opened an investigation into Novi Ltd, which provides an AI character companionchatbot service, about its compliance with age check requirements under the OnlineSafety Act (OSA). In late 2025, Novi’s service had an approximate global reach of nearly 6.5 million monthly users, and between 100,000 and 300,000 monthly users in the UK. Under the…
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