The Global Network Initiative has urged the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression to prioritise growing government powers over data and communications, digital surveillance, AI regulation and meaningful public participation in digital policymaking.
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) has submitted a written response to the questionnaire issued by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. The submission is intended to inform the 2027 vision‑setting report and the development of the mandate’s strategic priorities for the [...]
The full programme for the 2026 Internet Governance Forum is now available, with details of sessions taking place at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi from 14 to 18 December.
France’s National Assembly has backed a proposed levy of €0.055 per gigabyte of internet traffic delivered to French subscribers. The measure would apply to content and application providers, including content delivery networks, but still needs to pass the wider budget process.
New submissions from China and regional groups seek amendments to existing ITU resolutions on IPv6 deployment, internationalised domain names and the implementation of WSIS outcomes. The proposals will be considered at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in November.
The new technical specification, ETSI TS 104 275, sets out security and governance measures to help AI developers and operators reduce the risk of generative AI systems producing harmful deepfakes. It covers risk assessments, human oversight, safeguards, ongoing monitoring and testing.
The new Industry Specification Group on Semantic Technologies in AI-Native Networks will coordinate research, develop common technical frameworks and support future standardisation of semantic communications.
The Governmental Advisory Committee’s communiqué from its October meeting in Bali covers a range of internet governance issues, including DNS abuse mitigation, access to domain registration data, the 2026 round of new generic top-level domains, universal acceptance and the Committee’s internal work.
ICANN has selected JAS Global Advisors to oversee quality control across evaluations in the 2026 round of the New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program, including Community Priority Evaluation.
The ICANN Board has approved most of a new framework for selecting and managing internationalised country-code top-level domains (IDN ccTLDs) and their variants. However, it rejected provisions that would have allowed additional risk assessments for domain strings considered confusingly similar to existing top-level domains.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
