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# AI: EU Member States approve “digital expropriation” of Europeans for AI companies

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**Published:** 2026-10-23T13:04:23.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** regulation

## Summary

EU Member States approved a controversial amendment to the GDPR on Wednesday that creates loopholes for AI companies, enabling what critics describe as digital expropriation of Europeans\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-member-states-approve-digital-expropriation-europeans-ai-companies>)
- [Discussion](<https://lobste.rs/s/zu7jjb/ai_eu_member_states_approve_digital>)