The World Wide Web Consortium has released a candidate recommendation for Decentralised Identifiers (DIDs) v1.1, a technical specification designed to support decentralised digital identity systems.
The Council of Europe has adopted two new recommendations aimed at addressing discrimination in AI and strengthening accountability for violence against women and girls enabled by digital technologies.
UNESCO and India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology presented a new report evaluating India’s preparedness for ethical and human-centred artificial intelligence development.
The Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry has announced that the LACNIC 45 meeting will take place in Panama from 25 to 28 May 2026 after the event was relocated from Mexico.
The European Commission has released draft guidance to help companies comply with the Cyber Resilience Act, with consultations open until 31 March 2026.
Online platforms have published the first harmonised transparency reports under the Digital Services Act, introducing a standardised, machine-readable format for reporting content moderation practices across the EU.
A lack of majority support in the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has left the proposed extension of the EU’s temporary chat-scanning regime unresolved as the April 2026 expiry deadline approaches.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the first meeting of the newly created Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, a body tasked with providing evidence-based analysis to inform global AI governance.
The American Registry for Internet Numbers has released version 2026.1 of its Number Resource Policy Manual, introducing a clarification to rules governing the Registration Services Agreement.
The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has opened a public consultation on new proposals to enhance child safety online, including potential age limits for social media and tighter controls on platform design features.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
