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Brazil watchdog suspends Meta's WhatsApp API policy
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The Repricing Week17 Feb 2026

legislation news

Global regulators and litigants are aggressively reining in big tech. From the UK’s Online Safety Act to US competition probes and likeness lawsuits, the industry faces surging accountability. Safety mandates, export controls and trade secret disputes now define a restrictive, legally fraught landscape.

Recent legislation events

EU probes X over Grok sexualized images

EU probes X over Grok sexualized images

EU regulators launched a large-scale probe into X over sexualised AI images generated by Grok. This move increases legal risks for platform engineers and compliance officers as European authorities standardise enforcement against non-consensual explicit AI content.

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UK expands Online Safety Act to chatbots

UK expands Online Safety Act to chatbots

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will amend the Online Safety Act to include AI chatbots, subjecting developers to strict content regulations. Compliance officers face new liability because Ofcom can now fine non-compliant firms up to 10% of global turnover.

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David Greene sues Google over voice likeness

David Greene sues Google over voice likeness

Google faces legal action from former NPR host David Greene over claims that NotebookLM’s synthetic voice replicates his likeness without consent. The suit increases liability for AI developers using public broadcast data and necessitates stricter licensing for training sets.

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FTC accelerates probe into Microsoft AI

FTC accelerates probe into Microsoft AI

Procurement teams face increased regulatory risk as the FTC accelerates its antitrust probe into Microsoft's cloud and AI dominance. This scrutiny threatens current software bundling practices, potentially forcing CTOs to decouple integrated services to maintain compliance.

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xAI Grok sued for explicit image generation

xAI Grok sued for explicit image generation

xAI's Grok chatbot is facing a lawsuit for allegedly generating non-consensual sexual images of an individual. This incident highlights a new operational exposure regarding AI model outputs and the challenges in controlling explicit content generation.

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Brazil watchdog suspends Meta's WhatsApp API policy

Brazil watchdog suspends Meta's WhatsApp API policy

Brazil's competition watchdog ordered Meta to suspend its WhatsApp policy banning third-party AI chatbots from its business API, temporarily removing Meta's control over external AI integrations and initiating an anti-competition investigation.

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California proposes AI toy ban

California proposes AI toy ban

California Senator Steve Padilla has proposed a four-year ban on AI chatbots in children's toys, creating a new regulatory constraint until safety regulations are developed.

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Authors sue AI giants for copyright

Authors sue AI giants for copyright

Six major AI companies, including xAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, and Perplexity, face individual copyright lawsuits from authors alleging unauthorised use of pirated books for AI model training, demanding higher compensation per infringement.

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New York Enacts RAISE Act

New York Enacts RAISE Act

New York's RAISE Act mandates large AI developers to provide safety protocol transparency, report incidents within 72 hours, and implement safeguards against critical harms, with significant financial penalties for non-compliance.

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Faces lawsuit over AI training

Faces lawsuit over AI training

Adobe faces a class-action lawsuit over alleged copyright infringement in training its SlimLM AI model, raising concerns about data provenance and increasing due diligence requirements for AI development.

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Bill introduced to block China

Bill introduced to block China

US lawmakers are scrutinising the permitted sale of Nvidia H200 chips to China, introducing a bipartisan bill to block such exports for at least 30 months and raising concerns about national security implications and technology transfer controls.

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Senators move to block chip sales

Senators move to block chip sales

A bipartisan US Senate effort aims to block Nvidia from selling advanced AI chips to China, tightening export controls. This action introduces new constraints on technology procurement and raises due diligence requirements for entities operating with or in China.

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Federal AI preemption effort blocked

Federal AI preemption effort blocked

An attempt to establish federal preemption over state AI laws was defeated, ensuring states retain independent regulatory authority. This maintains a fragmented compliance landscape for organisations deploying AI across different jurisdictions, increasing oversight burdens.

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Sues ex-executive over Intel move

Sues ex-executive over Intel move

TSMC has initiated legal action against a former Senior Vice President, alleging trade secret leakage to Intel. The lawsuit highlights potential vulnerabilities in intellectual property protection and the enforcement of non-compete agreements for high-level executives transitioning to competitors.

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TSMC sues ex-executive over Intel

TSMC sues ex-executive over Intel

TSMC's lawsuit against a former senior vice president for alleged contract breaches and potential trade secret misappropriation following his move to Intel highlights a critical challenge in protecting advanced chipmaking technology.

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