A W3C Patent Advisory Group has recommended continuing work on the Open Screen Application Protocol after examining patent licensing issues that could affect the development of the proposed web standard.
New Zealand’s National Party plans to introduce legislation restricting social media access for children under 16, with platforms facing significant penalties for failing to comply.
India’s Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia and Brazil’s Minister of Communications Frederico de Siqueira Filho signed a memorandum of understanding on 21 August 2024 to strengthen bilateral cooperation in telecommunications and information and communications technologies (ICTs). The MoU creates a framework for exchanging information, experiences and best practices and for joint initiatives in areas such as spectrum and satellite‑orbit management, 5G, Open RAN, cybersecurity and digital public infrastructure.
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has secured a court-enforceable agreement requiring Roblox to introduce additional measures to protect children from grooming and sexual exploitation.
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) has submitted a written input to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to a healthy environment for the rapporteur’s forthcoming report on environmental human rights defenders and the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The submission outlines technology‑facilitated violence, legal repression and community‑led measures aimed at protecting environmental defenders.
Registration is now open for the 21st annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 14 to 18 December 2026 under the theme 'Governing the Internet in the Age of Intelligence: Our Shared Responsibility'.
The EU e-Evidence Regulation is now applicable, allowing judicial authorities to send orders directly to service providers in other EU Member States to obtain or preserve electronic evidence.
OpenAI has launched a version of ChatGPT designed for users under 18, adding stronger safety settings, parental controls and age-based protections intended to limit exposure to inappropriate content.
The W3C Dataset Exchange Working Group has published the first public working draft of the Profiles Vocabulary, a framework designed to provide machine-readable descriptions of profiles and the resources associated with them.
The White House has updated its list of critical and emerging technologies, reducing the number of priority categories from 18 to 14 and adding technologies such as post-quantum cryptography, integrated photonics and hardened operating systems. The revised framework is intended to guide US national security, research and technology policies.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
