The submission supports the draft’s recognition of multistakeholder participation but warns that many commitments risk remaining nominal unless anchored in a rights-based and development-centred framework. The group’s proposals focus on eight thematic areas, each framed around equitable access, digital sovereignty, and inclusive governance.
A new report by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) proposes that the number of people using a general-purpose AI (GPAI) model - its 'reach' - could serve as a key indicator of systemic risk under the EU AI Act. The study offers a technical framework for measuring and reporting model reach to help regulators identify AI systems whose widespread use may influence society on a large scale.
The guidance set strict limits on how platforms and age assurance providers can collect and use personal data to verify users’ ages, ensuring that age checks are proportionate, privacy-respecting, and transparent.
In inputs to the Zero Draft, the coalition, formed in 2023 by organisations including the Alliance for Universal Digital Rights, the Association for Progressive Communications, UNFPA, UN Women, Derechos Digitales, Equality Now, IT for Change, Pollicy and Women at the Table, backs the draft’s recognition of gender but says the document still treats it as an 'add-on' rather than a cross-cutting requirement for all areas of digital policy
Effective October 2025, the New York State Unified Court System introduces its first formal framework governing AI use among judges and court staff.
The guidelines apply to any service that is used, or likely to be used, by minors. This includes social media platforms, video-sharing sites, gaming environments, and community forums. The Commission underlines that it is not enough for a service to declare it is 'for adults only' if in practice young users can access it.
The investigation seeks to determine how these platforms protect children from exposure to illegal products such as drugs and vapes, as well as from harmful materials that may promote eating disorders or other risks to their mental health.
The European Commission and OpenAI exchanged views on transparency, competition and consumer choice within the evolving AI landscape.
In its submission to the WSIS+20 Zero Draft consultations, Wikimedia Germany urged UN member states to strengthen commitments to open knowledge, multilingualism, human rights, and accountability. The organisation called for 'knowledge commons' like Wikipedia and Wikidata to be explicitly recognised as part of the digital public goods ecosystem.
The submission calls on Lebanon to invest in telecom infrastructure, remove criminal penalties for online speech, ensure any new media regulation meets international standards, and adopt stronger protections against online gender-based violence.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
