Proposals must be submitted by 24 November 2025. Accepted hosts will contribute to a global series of coordinated activities aimed at improving multilingual access to the internet’s infrastructure.
The partners state that children’s online safety can only be effectively addressed through coordinated action, as young people use digital platforms that operate across borders.
The Recommendation urges governments to develop national regulations that protect mental privacy, ensure equitable access to therapeutic technologies and prevent misuse in commercial or employment settings. It highlights the risk of products that can influence behaviour or foster dependency, calling for clearer oversight and evidence-based evaluation.
Their position is outlined in a joint letter sent to senior members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, calling for Section 6612 of S.2296 to remain intact as negotiations advance.
The ICANN Fellowship Program is designed to help people from underserved and underrepresented communities gain the knowledge and experience needed to participate meaningfully in ICANN’s multistakeholder processes.
According to the prosecutor’s statement, Delaporte’s referral highlighted several issues: insufficient moderation, easy access to the platform by minors, and an algorithm capable of quickly directing vulnerable users into harmful content cycles, including material that may encourage self-harm. These concerns were examined alongside findings from several earlier reports.
ICANN has opened a new request for proposal to recruit expert panels that will evaluate look-alike and variant top-level domain names in the 2026 new gTLD round. The selected provider(s) will assess 'String Similarity' and 'Variant Strings' to prevent confusing or misleading domain endings and ensure the stability of the global DNS. Vendors may bid for one or both evaluation areas, with final proposals due by 16 January 2026.
ICANN’s background-screening RFP is one of many preparatory steps leading up to the 2026 new gTLD round.
With the committee vote concluded, the draft Regulation now moves to the European Parliament plenary for a final vote at the end of November. MEPs will decide whether to approve, amend or reject the reform.
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has directed major platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, to enforce a minimum user age of 16 from 10 December. Services that fail to take 'reasonable steps' to block underage accounts could face penalties of up to 49.5 million AUD as part of strengthened child-protection measures.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
