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11 Sep 2026

EU proposes new rules to help innovative companies scale

The European Commission has proposed a European Innovation Act aimed at improving access to finance, simplifying R&D procurement and creating a common approach to regulatory sandboxes for innovative companies.

11 Sep 2026

Five organisations raise rights concerns ahead of Uganda’s UN review

Five human rights organisations have jointly submitted information to Uganda’s fourth Universal Periodic Review, citing concerns over civic space, security-force accountability, electoral freedoms, expression, and discrimination.

11 Sep 2026

Civil society groups press US to disclose frontier AI review framework

A coalition of civil society and advocacy organisations is urging the US administration to make public the framework it is developing to review frontier AI systems, arguing that confidential oversight could weaken accountability and disadvantage smaller and open-source developers.

10 Sep 2026

China’s Supreme People’s Court issues AI-generated content guidelines

China’s Supreme People’s Court has issued guidelines setting out when AI-generated content, including deepfakes, voice clones, algorithmic price discrimination and false information, may give rise to legal liability.

10 Sep 2026

China sets out copyright plan for 2026–2030 with AI training rules

China’s National Copyright Administration has published a copyright development plan for 2026–2030, setting a target of 9.5 million registered works annually by 2030 and proposing a fair-use system for AI training data.

10 Sep 2026

San Francisco targets Meta over AI-generated child abuse ads

San Francisco’s City Attorney’s Office has sent Meta a cease-and-desist letter over paid advertisements containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material, asking the company to stop the ads and provide information about how they passed through its advertising systems.

10 Sep 2026

European digital groups urge Commission to reject Apple’s new App Store terms

A coalition of app developers, digital businesses, news publishers, consumer organisations and civil society groups has criticised Apple’s new EU App Store terms and called on the European Commission to clarify its position on the company’s compliance with the Digital Markets Act.

10 Sep 2026

G7 warns that quantum readiness cannot wait

G7 cybersecurity authorities are calling for early preparations to replace vulnerable public-key cryptography, pointing to the time needed to upgrade systems and address risks to Internet infrastructure.

10 Sep 2026

FCC moves to open 1,050 MHz of spectrum to satellite broadband

The US Federal Communications Commission is preparing to expand satellite access to 1,050 MHz of spectrum in the 12.7 GHz and 42 GHz bands, potentially increasing capacity for broadband services and satellite networks.

9 Sep 2026

Communications Authority of Kenya and University of Nairobi review national child online protection survey

The Communications Authority of Kenya and the University of Nairobi are reviewing preliminary findings from a national survey on child online protection and safety, with the aim of generating evidence to inform policy and regulatory action.

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