The EU’s highest court has ruled that a Member State may require pornographic websites based elsewhere in the EU to verify users’ ages, but only when the measure is necessary, proportionate, and follows EU procedures.
ICANN has simplified access to its public data by moving datasets from the Open Data Platform to a dedicated page on its main website.
An advance edited version of a report by UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan examines how governments, digital platforms and AI companies are affecting freedom of expression, media freedom and access to information.
Anthropic says a US export-control directive required it to block foreign nationals from accessing Fable 5 and Mythos 5, leading the company to suspend the models for all customers to ensure compliance.
ICANN has opened a public procurement process for experts to examine whether proposed new internet address endings could conflict with names already used inside private networks.
More than 24 technical specifications will help digital identity wallets work securely across EU countries and services, allowing people to prove their identity, share official information, and sign documents from a mobile device.
The UK government has launched a call for evidence to help develop practical advice for parents on children’s screen time, social media use, sleep, and smartphone habits.
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.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
