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Meta refuses to sign EU's voluntary AI Code of Practice

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.

Reported Abroad Editor-read TechCrunch, 18 July 2025

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.

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