ICANN opens applications for 2026 leadership roles across its Board, PTI and community bodies

By |2025-12-18T08:38:03+00:00December02 18, 2025|

ICANN’s Nominating Committee has launched its 2026 call for candidates, inviting applications for leadership positions across the ICANN Board, Public Technical Identifiers, and several Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, with submissions due by 18 February 2026.

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EU publishes first draft Code of Practice on transparency for AI-generated content

By |2025-12-18T09:42:21+00:00December02 17, 2025|

The European Commission has released the first draft Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content. The document sets out how providers and deployers of generative AI systems should mark, detect, and label AI-generated or manipulated content under Article 50 of the AI Act.

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noyb files complaints over TikTok’s off-app tracking and refusal to disclose users’ full personal data

By |2025-12-18T09:32:27+00:00December34 17, 2025|

Digital rights group noyb has filed two complaints with Austria’s data protection authority, alleging that TikTok unlawfully tracks people across other apps – including dating platforms – and fails to provide users with a complete copy of the personal data it holds.

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Civil society coalition urges US Congress to reject SANDBOX Act exemptions for AI companies

By |2025-12-18T09:03:44+00:00December35 17, 2025|

More than 80 organisations have asked US lawmakers to oppose Senator Ted Cruz’s SANDBOX Act, warning that the proposal would allow artificial intelligence (AI) developers to secure long-term exemptions from federal rules, weakening consumer, civil rights, labour and environmental protections.

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Ofcom updates Online Safety information-powers guidance, adding new data-preservation rules for cases involving deceased children

By |2025-12-16T11:02:37+00:00December09 15, 2025|

The United Kingdom’s Office of Communications has issued updated guidance on its information-gathering powers under the Online Safety Act 2023, including a new authority to issue data-preservation notices to prevent the alteration or deletion of a deceased child’s information.

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Digital violence surge across Africa: new Paradigm Initiative study warns of systemic failures

By |2025-12-16T10:37:29+00:00December44 15, 2025|

A new pan-African study reveals that technology-facilitated gender-based violence is widespread and escalating, with young women disproportionately affected and formal reporting systems largely failing to provide protection or accountability.

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RIPE NCC opens consultation on new charging scheme models

By |2025-12-16T10:05:02+00:00December06 15, 2025|

The RIPE Network Coordination Centre has launched the first phase of its consultation on proposed changes to its annual fee structure, seeking member feedback on two alternative charging models.

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Reddit challenges Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age Act in High Court

By |2025-12-18T09:50:28+00:00December01 15, 2025|

The platform argues that the law unlawfully restricts political communication and seeks to avoid being designated as an age-restricted service.

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