The International Committee of the Red Cross has urged states participating in the UN Global Mechanism on ICTs to strengthen their shared understanding of how international humanitarian law applies to cyber operations during armed conflicts, with particular attention to protecting civilians, critical digital infrastructure, and civilian data.
The European Union has called for the early implementation of existing confidence-building measures under the UN Global Mechanism on ICTs in the Context of International Security, emphasizing practical cooperation, transparency, and communication between states to reduce the risk of cyber incidents.
Access Now has called on the UN Global Mechanism on ICTs in the Context of International Security to strengthen protections for human rights, safeguard critical infrastructure, and address emerging cybersecurity risks associated with artificial intelligence as part of its future work programme.
The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that TikTok's account settings for minors do not provide the level of privacy, safety, and security required under the Digital Services Act, citing concerns over the visibility and discoverability of children's accounts.
A civil‑society read‑out report on the first United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance was released on 20 September 2024. The report was prepared jointly by the Global Digital Rights Coalition, the Global Digital Justice Forum, the Global South Alliance, MAP‑AI and the civil‑society members of the Gender in Digital Coalition. The inaugural Dialogue, created [...]
The Centre for Democracy and Technology Europe has submitted feedback on the European Commission's draft guidelines for classifying high-risk AI systems under the EU AI Act, urging clearer interpretations of key provisions and warning that several examples in the draft could lead to inconsistent application of the legislation.
Amnesty International has urged Syria's transitional authorities to suspend the country's cybercrime law until it is amended to comply with international human rights standards, arguing that the legislation continues to criminalize protected online expression despite recent procedural reforms.
ARTICLE 19 has criticised a ruling by Italy's Court of Cassation that upheld the civil liability of a journalist for defamatory comments posted by third parties on his Facebook page, arguing that the decision could have significant implications for online freedom of expression.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has approved a new technical recommendation establishing functional, networking, security, and AI-related requirements for smart school management systems. The standard provides a common framework for deploying digital technologies in educational environments while emphasising cybersecurity, operational resilience, and privacy protection.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has published WCAG Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 2.0 as a Group Note, providing a structured approach for assessing whether websites and other digital products conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
