UNICEF has urged governments to criminalise the creation and distribution of AI-generated sexualized images of children, citing new evidence that more than one million children reported having their images manipulated into explicit deepfakes in the past year.
The United Nations Secretary-General has forwarded to the UN General Assembly a proposed list of 40 international experts to serve on a newly established scientific panel on artificial intelligence. The panel is intended to offer independent, science-based insight into AI’s impacts on society, economies, and governance.
The World Wide Web Consortium has released a draft document that explains, in simple and structured steps, how to assess whether websites and digital services meet international accessibility standards. The methodology is intended to support consistent and transparent accessibility evaluations.
The World Wide Web Consortium has approved a technical standard that explains how accessibility tests should be written and documented. The new recommendation aims to make accessibility testing more consistent, transparent, and easier to share across tools and organisations.
ICANN has released the official rulebook for the 2026 round of new generic top-level domains in six languages. The Applicant Guidebook explains, step by step, how organisations can apply to operate new domain name extensions and how those applications will be evaluated.
ICANN has published a report examining how often internationalised domain names appear in Internet security block lists. The analysis covers reported cases of malware, phishing, and botnet activity between late 2023 and late 2025.
An updated overview by the Council of Europe’s Cybercrime Programme Office shows that nearly all UN Member States have reformed or are reforming cybercrime laws, with significant advances in criminal provisions and international cooperation.
The European Ombudsman has launched a formal inquiry into the use of artificial intelligence in the assessment of EU funding proposals, following concerns about transparency and data protection.
Members of the Freedom Online Coalition have issued a joint statement responding to a nationwide internet shutdown in Iran. The statement outlines concerns about the impact of connectivity disruptions on access to information and fundamental rights.
ICANN has opened a public consultation on a proposal to change the cryptographic algorithm used to secure the core of the Internet’s domain name system. The change, planned to begin in 2027, affects how trust is established when users access websites worldwide.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
