Ofcom’s consultation on combatting mobile messaging scams closes on 28 January 2026, which matters for AI governance because scam campaigns increasingly scale through automated content generation and rapid targeting. Any new rules that raise detection and disruption duties for networks can indirectly shape how AI-enabled fraud is handled in telecoms ecosystems.
According to Reuters, the Commission opened two formal specification proceedings under the Digital Markets Act to shape how Google must provide access for rivals to certain services and data connected to AI and search. Google is reported as warning about risks to privacy and innovation, while the Commission frames the process as a structured compliance dialogue with a six-month endpoint.
According to Reuters the EU opened a new formal line of scrutiny around Grok after non-consensual sexualised deepfakes circulated on X, with potential DSA exposure framed around systemic risk management rather than one-off removals. The story matters because it treats generative tools as part of platform risk architecture and not as a separate product bolt-on.
According to the Financial Times, the House of Lords has backed an amendment to ban social media for under-16s, intensifying the UK policy debate on age checks and safety-by-design obligations that interact with automated content and recommendation systems.
According to MLex, India is shifting away from a standalone AI Act and instead will lean on existing laws to regulate artificial intelligence risks within its legal system, foregoing a comprehensive new statute for now.
According to Reuters, the Treasury Committee has urged UK regulators to run AI specific stress tests for financial services and to publish clearer guidance on how existing rules apply to AI use.
Harvey partners with SCC Online for AI legal research tools (Times of India). On 19 Jan 2026, Harvey announced a partnership with SCC Online to integrate comprehensive Indian legal content for AI‑assisted legal workflows, expanding accessible AI in legal research.
UK intensifies scrutiny of Grok deepfake harms and compliance with Online Safety Act (The Guardian).
According to Reuters, Keir Starmer said X is moving to comply with UK law following Ofcom’s probe into Grok-generated sexual deepfakes, while ministers reiterated the new offence criminalising creation of sexual deepfakes will commence within the week.
According to TIME, the UK is bringing into force an offence covering the creation of non-consensual sexualised intimate images, with the Grok incident accelerating political focus on enforcement against distribution channels and tool access. The immediate operational pressure is on platforms and providers to prevent creation and circulation pathways, not just react to reports.
