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UK to Regulate AI Chatbots Under Online Safety Act, Warns of Fines Up to 10% of Global Revenue

Abeerah Hashim February 16, 2026
  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer opened up about the introduction of new measures to reduce the 'gaps' in the On...
  • The Crime and Policing Bill will morph to include AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Grok, and Gemini under regulati...
  • Firms that DON’T comply will pay fines of roughly 10% of their global annual revenue or complete ban from o... Read More
Russia Bans WhatsApp for Over 100 Million Users, Promotes National Alternative
Russia Bans WhatsApp for Over 100 Million Users, Promotes National Alternative
user icon Kinyua Njeri (Sam Kin) clock icon February 12, 2026

Russia blocked Meta’s WhatsApp messaging service this week. Over 100 million Russian users lost access…

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Google Expands ā€˜Results About You’ Tool to Remove Sensitive ID Data From Search Results
Google Expands ā€˜Results About You’ Tool to Remove Sensitive ID Data From Search Results
user icon Abeerah Hashim clock icon February 12, 2026

Google just gave its privacy tool a serious boost. The kind that goes after the…

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Discord Users Must Verify Age or Face Restrictions in Major Update
Discord Announces Mandatory Age Verification, Sparking Immediate User Revolt
user icon Kinyua Njeri (Sam Kin) clock icon February 10, 2026

Discord just announced a major shift in how it handles user safety. The platform will…

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European Commission Mobile System Targeted in Coordinated Cyberattack on EU Agencies

Abeerah Hashim Last Updated: February 9, 2026
On Wednesday, the European Commission revealed a cyberattack that likely compromised employee information, shortly after the…
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CoinbaseCartel Hack Group Claims to Have Leaked Dobly Labs Data Amid Super Bowl Festivities

Ademilade Shodipe Dosunmu Last Updated: February 9, 2026
A prominent hacker group has named the American audio technology giant Dolby Laboratories its new target via its dark web…
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Turkey’s Draft “Gaming Law” Could Isolate Millions of Gamers, Risking Digital Isolation

Ademilade Shodipe Dosunmu Last Updated: February 6, 2026
A new gaming legislation will negatively impact millions of Turkish gamers and result in their exclusion from all…
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Insider Data Breach Prompts US Treasury to Sever Ties with Booz Allen

Abeerah Hashim Last Updated: January 28, 2026
As a result of an insider incident where the private information of 406,000 individuals was made public by an ex-employee…
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Nike Investigates Possible Data Breach Following Dark Web Leak Claims

Abeerah Hashim Last Updated: January 27, 2026
A hacker group stated via their dark web page that they have leaked thousands upon thousands of internally-stored electronic documents…
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UK Government Pushes for Mass Scanning of Encrypted Messages

Abeerah Hashim Last Updated: January 12, 2026
The government of the United Kingdom just disclosed something that privacy fanatics have feared for years.
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