InternetNZ has urged UN negotiators to give Indigenous Peoples formal recognition as distinct rights-holders in the WSIS+20 outcome document. Its submission calls for alignment with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Global Digital Compact, emphasising data sovereignty, shared decision-making, and stronger representation within global digital governance structures.
he regulation requires advertisers to disclose who is behind each campaign, how much was spent, and whether targeting techniques were used, while also banning foreign-funded ads before elections and restricting the use of personal data for political profiling.
Experts and policymakers gathered in Athens to explore how Europe can protect democracy and human rights while embracing the rapid pace of digital transformation.
The stalled talks highlight the EU’s growing struggle to protect children online without opening the door to mass surveillance of private messages.
The European Commission and the European Data Protection Board opened a consultation on draft guidelines explaining how the Digital Markets Act and the General Data Protection Regulation should be applied together.
UA aligns with broader international efforts to promote multilingualism online, including UNESCO’s long-standing work on universal access to cyberspace.
The European Commission has unveiled two major AI strategies in Europe — the Apply AI Strategy and the AI in Science Strategy - aimed at accelerating AI adoption across European industry, the public sector, and scientific research.
In its submission, Eurovisioni welcomes the draft as a strong foundation but calls for clearer attention to media independence, cultural diversity, and information integrity in the digital age.
In its submission to the Zero Draft consultation, GNI welcomed progress on digital inclusion and multistakeholder cooperation but cautioned against weakening key protections during negotiations. The group urged governments to uphold international standards on freedom of expression and privacy, strengthen safeguards in data governance and artificial intelligence, and ensure digital public infrastructure is human rights–compliant by design.
The submission was endorsed by 22 organisations, including Paradigm Initiative, Research ICT Africa, CIPESA, Data Privacy Brasil, Fundación Multitudes, Tech & Media Convergency, and the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
