A new report by CIPESA warns that while artificial intelligence is reshaping Africa’s digital landscape with promising opportunities for governance, innovation, and civic participation, its unchecked use threatens to deepen inequalities, expand surveillance, and restrict online freedoms.
The paired study and guidelines link real citizen experiences with practical compliance steps, underscoring that protecting personal data is central to protecting dignity, trust, and Kenya’s democracy.
The Amsterdam District Court ordered Meta Platforms Ireland to let Dutch Facebook and Instagram users easily choose a non-profiling (e.g., chronological) feed and keep that choice in place across app sections and sessions. The court held that automatically reverting users to profiling feeds is a prohibited 'dark pattern' under the DSA.
In his remarks, Commissioner Dufresne said that he supports this Bill as a way to help protect young people online.
The IMSB’s submission presents a detailed roadmap for deepening inclusivity, ensuring human-rights-based governance, and strengthening the institutional and financial foundations of the WSIS framework as it enters its third decade
Organisers are seeking proposals for technical tutorials, individual conference talks, chaired panels, and informal Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions.
The CAISI report was produced as part of President Trump’s America’s AI Action Plan, which mandates federal evaluation of foreign AI systems and their potential security risks.
Speaking at an event, Ribera said she would not support rolling back or backtracking on legislative initiatives, stressing that the bloc must build on, rather than undo, its progress.
ENISA’s 2025 Threat Landscape report warns that Europe faces growing cyber risks, with DDoS attacks making up 77 percent of incidents and ransomware identified as the most damaging threat. The report highlights phishing as the main entry point for attackers, the rising use of AI in cyberattacks, and increasing pressure on public administrations and other critical sectors.
As a first step in the inquiry, the Ombudswoman has asked the Commission to reply to a series of questions concerning matters such as the composition of the group preparing the standards, the transparency rules applied by standardisation bodies, how the Commission is managing and monitoring the standardisation process, and how it will review its outcomes.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
