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30 Jun 2026

Council of the EU adopts AI simplification regulation under Omnibus VII

The Council of the EU has approved a regulation delaying some high-risk AI obligations, clarifying enforcement roles, and banning certain AI-generated sexual deepfakes and child sexual abuse material.

30 Jun 2026

Council of the EU calls for stronger action against cyber violence targeting girls

The Council of the EU has approved conclusions urging member states and the European Commission to strengthen prevention, support, enforcement, and research on online violence against girls and young women.

30 Jun 2026

ICANN seeks input on dispute rules for IGOs and INGOs

ICANN has opened a public comment process on draft changes to domain name dispute procedures for intergovernmental and international nongovernmental organisations.

30 Jun 2026

IGF 2026 opens call for session proposals for Nairobi meeting

Stakeholders can apply to organise workshops, open forums, lightning talks, Day 0 events, launches, awards, and networking sessions for IGF 2026. The deadline is 31 July 2026.

29 Jun 2026

Final agenda published for IETF 126 meeting in Vienna

The IETF 126 meeting, hosted by Cisco, will take place from 18 to 24 July in Vienna, with more than 100 working sessions, a hackathon, a codesprint, and activities for new participants.

26 Jun 2026

LACNIC opens fellowship applications for LACNIC 46 LACNOG 2026

LACNIC is accepting fellowship applications for the LACNIC 46 LACNOG 2026 event, which will take place in Mendoza, Argentina, from 19

26 Jun 2026

ETSI launches technical committee on federated network, edge, cloud and AI technologies

ETSI has created a new technical committee to develop standards for integrating connectivity, computing, edge, cloud and AI resources across distributed digital infrastructure.

26 Jun 2026

IGF 2026 preparations begin as MAG approves four policy networks

The first IGF 2026 Open Consultations and MAG meeting in Nairobi set the early direction for the annual forum, including new workstreams on AI, cybersecurity, digital inclusion, and open digital infrastructure.

26 Jun 2026

UN chief urges AI firms to disclose climate impact of data centres

António Guterres has called for greater transparency on the environmental footprint of AI, warning that data centre electricity use could approach 3% of global demand by 2030.

25 Jun 2026

ICANN publishes final guide for Community Priority Evaluation in 2026 gTLD round

ICANN has updated the rules for assessing community-based applications in the 2026 round of new generic top-level domains, following a public comment process.

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