The European Commission has preliminarily found that the design of Instagram and Facebook may breach the Digital Services Act by contributing to compulsive use and failing to address risks to users, including minors.
A group of newspapers has asked a US court to sanction OpenAI, accusing the company of misleading the court about its ability to search for copyrighted news content in its systems.
The ITU standard defines a framework for sharing digital cultural resources and products through identifiers, metadata and secure download links.
The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will meet in Geneva from 13 to 17 July 2026, with conflict situations, AI and Indigenous participation in the UN on the agenda.
The European Parliament has amended a proposed temporary exemption from EU privacy rules to exclude communications protected by end-to-end encryption.
The Global Digital Justice Forum and the Global South Alliance have called for a more inclusive approach to global AI governance, highlighting concerns about corporate concentration, unequal access to resources and the need for stronger participation from countries in the Global South.
The Address Supporting Organization has supported ICANN Fundamental Bylaws amendments to Articles 17 and 18 after finding no operational impact on the Internet number resources community.
The updated factsheet outlines how EU digital policy has moved from strategic planning to implementation of rules on platforms, data, AI, digital identity and cybersecurity.
Egypt has taken over the chairmanship of the WSIS Forum 2026, with Minister Raafat Hendy pledging to support digital cooperation, inclusion, AI governance and efforts to close digital divides.
A Women of Uganda Network report documents suspected surveillance, account compromise and gender-based online attacks affecting women in public-facing roles. The study also identifies low institutional trust and a wider chilling effect on civic participation.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
