The European Parliament’s Culture and Education Committee has called for better enforcement of EU digital rules, a youth mode for social media and restrictions on addictive platform features.
The Global Network Initiative has welcomed parts of Brazil’s preliminary age assurance guidance but called for clearer limits on biometric checks, stronger safeguards for adults and more accessible verification options.
The World Wide Web Consortium has published a first draft of a CSS specification that would let websites pass styling values into linked resources such as SVG images.
The Linked Web Storage Working Group has published a first draft of a Group Note defining the vocabulary used by the Linked Web Storage Protocol.
The World Wide Web Consortium has published a draft note explaining the main changes introduced in RDF 1.2 for users already familiar with RDF 1.1.
The ITU standard defines features, functional modules and interface requirements for creating and modifying digital humans used in communication services.
A new Flash Eurobarometer survey finds broad public concern about children’s exposure to online harms, alongside support for stronger action on disinformation, democracy, defence and energy security.
The European Commission is seeking feedback on barriers to international data flows, strategic dependencies and risks involving access to sensitive European data.
ENISA has introduced a self-assessment framework to help smaller businesses evaluate their cybersecurity practices and prepare for the EU Cyber Resilience Act. An accompanying survey found that many organisations need further technical guidance, funding and practical support.
The European Commission has preliminarily found that the design of Instagram and Facebook may breach the Digital Services Act by contributing to compulsive use and failing to address risks to users, including minors.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
