On 15 June 2026, the United States government banned Anthropic from offering its top AI model to non-Americans, including Europe.

Omissions

• The ban was imposed on Friday 12 June 2026, not on 15 June 2026 as the MEP stated ('yesterday' from the session date of 16 June). The MEP's date is three days late.
• The ban covered two models — Fable 5 and Mythos 5 — not a single 'top model' as implied by the singular phrasing.
• The action was an export control directive issued by the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, not a legislative ban or executive order. However, this still constitutes action by the 'US government'.
• The ban was lifted on 30 June 2026, less than three weeks later, though this occurred after the session date and the MEP could not have known this.

Sources

• SecondaryReutersAnthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access. The US order was based on a 'narrow potential jailbreak' risk, according to Anthropic. Foreign nationals were blocked from accessing the company's most advanced models.
• SecondaryFortuneAnthropic was forced to disable all access to its newest AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, late on Friday after the U.S. Commerce Department issued an export control directive. The order blocked access for all foreign nationals.
• SecondaryAl JazeeraForeigners are barred from accessing the top AI models, underscoring the US government's policy of export controls over advanced technology. The order was issued on 12 June 2026.
• SecondaryDeutsche WelleThe firm said it was ordered to block foreign nationals from accessing its state of the art Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models on national security grounds. The US Commerce Department issued the directive on 12 June 2026.