European Commission

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09/18/2026

EU KIDS Act Would Restrict Social Media Access for Children

The proposed EU KIDS Act would impose age limits and safety-by-design duties on major platforms, backed by audits, rapid enforcement, and fines of up to 6% of global turnover.

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09/18/2026

Commission Supports Slowing Frontier AI Development

Von der Leyen backed EU-led coordination to slow frontier AI development, using the AI Act’s systemic-risk rules and international security cooperation.

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09/11/2026

ENISA Tests Anthropic Mythos 5 and OpenAI GPT-6 Astra

ENISA’s testing of Anthropic Mythos 5 and OpenAI GPT-6 Astra offers an early test of AI Act supervision for systemic cyber risks.

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09/03/2026

Commission Expands DSA Oversight to ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox

The Commission designated ChatGPT as a DSA VLOSE and Reddit and Roblox as VLOPs, requiring enhanced risk-management compliance by January 2027.

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09/01/2026

EU Demands Meta Address Addictive Social Media Features

The Commission expects Meta to introduce stronger child-safety measures under the DSA, including screen-time and parental controls for Facebook and Instagram.

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08/28/2026

Poland Calls for €250 Million Meta Fine Over Scam Ads

Poland has urged the Commission to fine Meta €250 million and investigate alleged DSA failures in tackling scam ads on Facebook and Instagram.

08/10/2026

EU May Designate Roblox and ChatGPT as VLOPs Under the DSA

Roblox and ChatGPT may receive DSA VLOP and VLOSE designations, triggering enhanced EU systemic-risk, audit, and transparency duties.

08/10/2026

MiCA Reform Signals New EU Rules for Stablecoins and Tokenized Payments

The EU may reconsider MiCA’s treatment of non-EU stablecoins and assess rules for tokenized payments and deposits.

08/06/2026

Commission Challenges TikTok’s Privacy Protections for Minors

The Commission’s preliminary TikTok findings show that easily disabled privacy defaults may not satisfy the DSA’s child-protection requirements.

08/06/2026

EU Imposes €890 Million Fine on Google for DMA Breaches in Search and Google Play

The Commission fined Google €890 million under the DMA over alleged self-preferencing in Search and anti-steering restrictions in Google Play.