The World Wide Web Consortium has proposed advancing Pointer Events Level 3 to Recommendation status, bringing new capabilities for stylus input, low-latency interactions, and more precise handling of pointer data across web applications.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has released the first draft of a new Group Note, Threat Model for the Web, to provide a common security framework for evaluating new and updated web technologies. The document is intended to support security reviews of web specifications and clarify the assumptions that underpin the web’s security architecture.
Vietnam will require organisations and individuals to disclose certain AI-generated or AI-edited audio, image, and video content under a new decree taking effect in May 2026.
The European Commission celebrated the 20th anniversary of the .eu top-level domain during the 2026 EuroDIG meeting in Brussels.
EU member states, the European Commission, and ENISA have agreed on standardised cyber incident reporting templates under the NIS2 framework, aiming to reduce compliance complexity for companies operating across the EU.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has issued new guidance clarifying when web forms used by domain registrars comply with requirements to facilitate communication with domain name registrants.
The European Commission has published its latest implementation report on the Digital Markets Act, focusing on enforcement actions, interoperability measures, and new investigations involving cloud services and media visibility.
EuroDIG 2026 opened with a debate on how digital disruption, AI, disinformation, and platform power are reshaping democracy and public trust in Europe. Speakers from the Council of Europe, Mastodon, and Correctiv highlighted concerns about democratic resilience, fact-checking, media literacy, and the need for stronger enforcement of existing digital regulations.
Iranian authorities have begun partially restoring internet access after an 88-day nationwide shutdown that severely restricted communication, online business activity, and access to foreign platforms.
ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa has asked the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to press Kenya for stronger safeguards against police abuses, digital surveillance, internet restrictions, and the misuse of cybercrime laws.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
