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Mistral AI Renamed Le Chat into Vibe and Provided It with a “Broader Set of Capabilities”

On the 5th of June 2026, Mistral posted a memo on its website stating that it renamed its AI-service Le Chat into Vibe. The company promised that all the accounts, conversations, and saved content will not disappear after the update. Rebranding is marked not only by the change of name, but also by a change…

15 July 2026
Anthropic Privacy Policy Update: Overview of the most Significant Changes

On June 9, 2026 Anthropic updated Privacy Policy for its services including Claude AI. In the section Personal Data You Provide To Us Directly the company added a paragraph on the processing of verification data. Anthropic states that depending on the verification method the users choose to prove their age, the company can collect “an…

2 July 2026
YouTube Expands the Scope of Legal Disclosure Obligations

With effect from 11 December 2025, YouTube updated its Privacy Policy (Line 425). The updated policy now clarifies that, in addition to court orders and government requests, certain statutes also compel Google to share user data with regulators, accredited researchers, and authorised out‑of‑court dispute bodies. Added: Certain laws require us to share information with regulators…

12 January 2026
Twitch Relativised Minimum-Age Requirement for Accessing Their Services

Effective on 09 December 2025, Twitch updated their terms of service to revise their age policy. Instead of a universal “at least 13 years old” rule, the platform now requires users to meet the minimum age mandated by their local jurisdiction. This change was made as a clear response to Australia’s social‑media ban for children under 16 years old…

11 January 2026
Meta Has Streamlined its Community Guidelines Regarding the Inauthentic Behaviour

On 12 December 2025, Meta updated Facebook and Instagram’s policy on inauthentic behaviour. Rather than using explicit language to prohibit specific cases, particularly those related to politics and elections, the policy now adopts a more content-agnostic framing. Subcategories of prohibited actions (e.g. distribution, audience building, foreign inauthentic behaviour, and engagement) have been removed and consolidated…

11 January 2026
TikTok Revises Community Guidelines, Removing “Trustworthy” From Platform Goals and Expanding Policies on AI-Generated Endorsement and Creators’ Responsibilities

TikTok’s Community Guidelines were updated on 13.09.2025. The update enhances and rewrites most of the previous guidelines to make them easier to understand. Some significant additions include: 1. “Trustworthy” has been removed from the description of Content Moderation section. Before: Keeping our platform safe, trustworthy, and vibrant requires balancing creative expression and preventing harm. (17)…

20 December 2025

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