ICANN has launched the application round for the NextGen@ICANN program at ICANN86, inviting university students aged 18 to 30 from the European region to take part in the June 2026 Policy Forum in Seville.
The W3C Technical Architecture Group has released a draft Group Note titled Web User Agents, setting out principles for how browsers and similar software should prioritise and serve users. The document aims to clarify duties and expectations for user agent behaviour in the evolving web ecosystem.
Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Slovenia have renewed their opposition to core elements of the upcoming Digital Networks Act, challenging the European Commission’s approach as businesses, consumer groups and the EU’s own Regulatory Scrutiny Board also raise concerns.
A joint submission by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and Derechos Digitales urges UN human rights experts to ensure that artificial intelligence policies uphold cultural rights, safeguard marginalised communities and prevent the reinforcement of historical inequalities.
noyb has released a detailed critique of the European Commission’s Digital Omnibus package, warning that several proposed amendments to the GDPR and ePrivacy rules could weaken established safeguards, broaden exemptions, and introduce ambiguity into core data-protection concepts.
ICANN’s Nominating Committee has opened a call for community feedback to help shape its 2026 selection process, which will appoint leaders across the ICANN Board and key advisory and supporting bodies.
ICANN has opened a request for proposal to identify firms capable of managing and safeguarding its investment portfolios under a newly consolidated Investment Policy approved in November 2025.
The Global Network Initiative has raised alarm over Tanzania’s election-period internet blackout, urging authorities to restore full connectivity and warning of the far-reaching human rights and economic consequences of network disruptions.
Switzerland has published a comprehensive assessment of its digital sovereignty, defining the state’s capacity to act in the digital space and identifying measures to strengthen resilience, oversight and coordination across federal authorities.
Most provisions of Hungary’s Act LXXV of 2025, which sets out national procedures for enforcing the EU Artificial Intelligence Regulation, took effect on 1 December 2025. The law establishes domestic oversight structures, market-surveillance processes and sanctions mechanisms for AI systems used or placed on the Hungarian market.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
