More than 25 civil society organisations and independent experts have urged the Pall Mall Process to include stronger human rights, oversight and accountability safeguards in its forthcoming guidelines for commercial cyber intrusion capabilities.
UNODC Executive Director Monica Juma has called on countries to ratify the UN Cybercrime Convention as digital technologies expand the scale and reach of criminal activity.
The ITU Development Sector has published a toolkit to help regulators establish licensing frameworks for non-geostationary satellite systems, covering spectrum, market access, terminals and satellite services. The growing use of low-Earth orbit satellite constellations is creating new regulatory questions for national authorities. The ITU Development Sector has published a new toolkit to help policymakers address [...]
A new UN/CEFACT white paper examines how digital systems could simplify export control and compliance processes while improving coordination between regulators, customs authorities and businesses.
Ursula von der Leyen has announced new initiatives on frontier AI and children’s online safety, alongside measures to strengthen Europe’s technological capacity and cybersecurity.
The European Commission has proposed the EU KIDS Act, which would restrict social media access for children under 13 and introduce new safety and age-assurance requirements for online services.
A coalition of civil society organisations and rights advocates have called for the withdrawal of proposed amendments to Bangladesh’s Cyber Protection Act 2026, citing concerns over speech-related offences, due process and expanded government powers over online content.
A French court has suspended a plan to eliminate eight editorial secretary positions at Infopro Digital subsidiary Gisi, citing the need for real-world testing of the AI tools involved.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced plans to help finance a national broadband backbone connecting Canada from coast to coast to coast, with more direct links to Europe and Asia.
UN Special Rapporteur Bernard Duhaime has warned that artificial intelligence and social media are expanding the reach of denialist content and urged governments to address it without undermining freedom of expression.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
