AI
UK criminalises nudification tools and adds a 48-hour takedown duty
New criminal offences and a platform takedown duty on intimate deepfakes are now in force.
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AI
UK shelves AI copyright reform for now
Creators and publishers get no new rules on AI training, and contracts carry the weight.
AI
ASA uses AI to police ads at scale
The advertising regulator no longer waits for complaints — and published rulings can follow proactive monitoring.
Advertising
UK ban on Maxxing AI Appearance App for Harmful Gender Stereotyping in Before-and-After Ads
The ASA banned an AI appearance app's before-and-after ads in September 2026 for both unverifiable transformation claims and harmful gender stereotyping — a compounded compliance finding for the beauty tech sector.
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UK AI Safety Institute Publishes Evaluations of Five Frontier Models
The UK AI Safety Institute published its first evaluations of five frontier AI models, testing for catastrophic risk capabilities — but the regime remains voluntary, and the Institute is seeking a statutory right of access.