San Francisco’s City Attorney’s Office has sent Meta a cease-and-desist letter over paid advertisements containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material, asking the company to stop the ads and provide information about how they passed through its advertising systems.
A coalition of app developers, digital businesses, news publishers, consumer organisations and civil society groups has criticised Apple’s new EU App Store terms and called on the European Commission to clarify its position on the company’s compliance with the Digital Markets Act.
G7 cybersecurity authorities are calling for early preparations to replace vulnerable public-key cryptography, pointing to the time needed to upgrade systems and address risks to Internet infrastructure.
The US Federal Communications Commission is preparing to expand satellite access to 1,050 MHz of spectrum in the 12.7 GHz and 42 GHz bands, potentially increasing capacity for broadband services and satellite networks.
India’s internet infrastructure continues to grow, while new rules on data protection, telecommunications, online content and domain registrations are changing the regulatory landscape. An ICANN country report highlights developments with implications for India’s internet ecosystem and domain name sector.
The Communications Authority of Kenya and the University of Nairobi are reviewing preliminary findings from a national survey on child online protection and safety, with the aim of generating evidence to inform policy and regulatory action.
A new private member’s bill introduced in the UK Parliament would require social media platforms accessible to UK users to obtain an operating licence from Ofcom, with the regulator given powers to suspend or revoke licences for serious breaches.
India’s National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has summoned Meta India’s managing director and country head to appear before it on 9 September as part of a formal inquiry into allegations that paid advertisements linked to child sexual exploitation and abuse material appeared on Instagram.
The summary captures the main discussions and emerging areas of convergence from the two-day Dialogue. Among the recurring themes were the need to bridge global AI divides, strengthen capacity and infrastructure, protect human rights and children, and promote international cooperation and multistakeholder engagement in AI governance.
ICANN has published new guidelines aimed at increasing the adoption of Universal Acceptance, a principle that ensures all valid domain names and email addresses can work correctly across internet applications and systems, regardless of their language, script or length.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
