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# Meta refuses to sign EU's voluntary AI Code of Practice
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-07-18-meta-refuses-gpai-code-of-practice/
- Published: 2025-07-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T16:01:37.000Z
- Description: Meta's global affairs chief Joel Kaplan said Meta will not sign the EU's voluntary GPAI Code of Practice, calling it legal overreach that would "throttle" European AI development.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #reported, #abroad, #editor-read

Reported Abroad Editor-read [TechCrunch, 18 July 2025](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/18/meta-refuses-to-sign-eus-ai-code-of-practice/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish how AI Act obligations will be enforced against Meta once it forgoes the voluntary compliance path.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-19\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)