The European Commission is urging Meta to consider stronger protections for children in the EU following a major US settlement, as regulators continue examining how Facebook and Instagram features affect younger users.
Bill Gates has called on governments to develop new national and international frameworks to address AI’s potential effects on employment, security, education and other areas of society.
Meta Platforms Inc. has reached a settlement with a coalition of 47 US states, the District of Columbia, and several territories, resolving claims brought by a group of 29 state attorneys general concerning the safety of teenage users of its services. Under the settlement, Meta must develop an age‑assurance standard that will be independently tested [...]
South Korea and Mexico are looking to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence, trade, energy, space and other strategic areas, while highlighting the role of middle powers in shaping international cooperation.
Slovakia’s government has approved a bill that would prohibit children under 16 from creating social media accounts, with age verification required for users.
The IGF Secretariat has published all session proposals submitted for the 2026 Internet Governance Forum, allowing the community to review the ideas put forward for the programme.
The Federal Executive Council of Nigeria approved the acquisition, manufacture, launch and deployment of two next‑generation high‑throughput communication satellites, NIGCOMSAT‑2A and NIGCOMSAT‑2B, with Thales Alenia Space and Israel Aerospace Industries selected as the satellite manufacturers.
The Agência Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD) imposed a fine of R$ 153.7 million on ByteDance, the controller of TikTok, for alleged breaches of Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados in relation to the processing of children’s and adolescents’ personal data. The sanction, published on 25 August 2026, also orders the deletion of irregularly collected data and requires ByteDance to implement a compliance plan.
The latest version of the Web Authentication standard provides a framework for websites to use public key credentials and authenticators for stronger and more secure user authentication.
APNIC 62 will take place in Mumbai and online in September 2026, bringing together workshops, partner meetings, a conference and APNIC’s policy and membership discussions.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
