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From GPS data to AI likeness tools, this week changed how platforms treat users.
Inside OpenAI’s ad plans, publisher lawsuits, and the fight over who controls AI revenue.
From wellness chats to app store bans, this week shows how fast AI is moving into regulated territory.
From Grok’s safety lapses to Instagram’s shift away from perfection, here’s what changed this week.
A breakdown of the data, the documents, and the decisions shaping 2026.
Platforms are rewriting the rules for 2026
This is the week platforms, media, and AI openly fought for control.
Netflix buys big, Reddit kills r/popular, and OpenAI hits the gas.
Are ads coming to ChatGPT? Meta faces heat, and Meta–Google talks reshape the AI chip race
Spending surges, AI gets throttled, and Meta walks free
Longform creators hit podcasts, Google gets conversational, and Reddit turns ads into games
Meta’s dirty ad money meets Google’s AI fallout in one chaotic week for Big Tech
