These new rules are grounded in China’s broader legal framework for data protection and cybersecurity and aim to limit the risks of overuse or abuse of facial recognition. Authorities will supervise compliance, and violations could result in legal penalties or even criminal charges.
The EU's digital rulebook is being blamed unfairly, says Henna Virkkunen, who points out that Meta and X remove more content under their own terms than EU law requires.
Experts say AI already harms the vulnerable and marginalised, urging Croatia to adopt stricter rules instead of copying the EU Act without deeper protections.
China urges SCO states to ensure secure and fair AI development.
A new agreement commits the UK and EU to joint action on cyber resilience, disinformation, and digital crisis management.
The Commission's investigations into Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos focus on the risks for the protection of minors, including those linked to the absence of effective age verification measures.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration urges the the Federal Communications Commission to streamline submarine cable rules, keep the 25-year license, and improve agency coordination to protect security and investment.
The publication of harmonised standards and clear testing criteria is expected to simplify the compliance process, particularly for smaller manufacturers that may lack extensive in-house regulatory expertise
ICANN is seeking public feedback on proposed changes to its domain name transfer rules. The updates, recommended by the Transfer Policy Review Working Group, aim to make moving domains between registrars simpler, safer, and more transparent.
The report includes concrete actions and cooperative measures to address ICT threats and captures concrete progress made at the OEWG to promote an open, secure, stable, accessible and peaceful and interoperable ICT environment.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
