Two recent developments are reshaping the EU’s cookie compliance landscape. The EDPB has made it harder for data protection authorities to dismiss organised complaints on procedural grounds, while the Council’s latest Digital Omnibus compromise removed a proposal that could have allowed browser-level consent signals to replace cookie banners.
More than 30 civil society, consumer, internet infrastructure, media, and technology organisations have urged EU lawmakers to amend the proposed Digital Networks Act, arguing that parts of the legislation could undermine net neutrality and disrupt the internet interconnection ecosystem.
Japan has adopted revised guidelines governing the procurement, deployment, and management of generative AI systems, introducing stronger oversight requirements and new procedures for high-risk AI projects.
The World Wide Web Consortium has released the first public draft of a specification that aims to standardise how user interfaces can be described using SHACL, a language widely used for validating and structuring linked data.
Thirteen civil society organisations have called on Gambian authorities, the electoral commission, and telecom operators to protect internet access, data rights, and digital freedoms during the 2026 electoral cycle.
Governments have started discussing a possible supplementary protocol to the UN Cybercrime Convention. Early submissions show disagreement over whether negotiations should begin now and whether the protocol should focus narrowly on cyber offences or include broader crimes involving online content, national security, and AI.
The European Commission has released a voluntary Code of Practice designed to help AI providers and deployers comply with upcoming transparency requirements for AI-generated and AI-manipulated content.
Germany has announced plans to establish a national AI safety institute that will evaluate the capabilities and risks of advanced AI systems, with an initial focus on cybersecurity implications.
The EU and Kenya are deepening cooperation on AI, digital identity, secure connectivity, and cross-border data flows, supported by new funding for fibre networks, land registration, and digital policy.
A new study from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology argues that no finite set of AI safety rules can fully protect AI systems from all possible adversarial prompts, highlighting the need for continuous security management.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
