G7 digital ministers have adopted common principles for protecting children online, linking online safety with wider work on trustworthy AI, age assurance, and responsible platform design.
The European Commission has launched a €1.48 million pilot call to support the design and testing of safer, more inclusive social media features for young audiences.
Registration has opened for WSIS Forum 2026, the first forum to be held after the UN General Assembly completed the WSIS+20 review and renewed the framework for global digital cooperation.
Three civil society organisations have called on Malaysia to withdraw its under-16 social media ban and proposed age-verification measures. They argue that the policy could affect privacy, freedom of expression and access to digital services.
A Polish parliamentary committee has approved a draft law creating a national AI oversight authority, enforcement powers, and regulatory sandboxes as part of implementation of the EU AI Act.
The European Commission AI Office has published new guidance addressing how rules for general-purpose AI models will be interpreted and enforced under the EU AI Act. The European Commission AI Office has released a frequently asked questions doc
A new ENISA assessment finds that cybersecurity maturity is improving across critical sectors in the EU, although significant differences remain between industries. Banking, electricity and telecommunications continue to lead, while sectors such as health, public administration and water services face greater challenges.
South Africa has created an independent expert panel to revise its national AI policy after an earlier draft was withdrawn over fabricated and potentially AI-generated references.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has issued new guidance explaining when web forms used in domain registration data systems comply with rules requiring communication with domain name holders.
Youth participants at EuroDIG 2026 called for stronger protections around AI, surveillance, children’s rights, and digital inclusion while urging policymakers to involve young people more directly in shaping internet governance and digital policy. Discussions focused on AI harms, disinformation, accessibility, labour rights, and the social impacts of digital technologies.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
