Common Sense Media’s Youth AI Safety Institute has called on OpenAI to restrict ChatGPT to adults until it addresses gaps in its teen safety measures. Tests found that parental alerts, crisis referrals, study controls, and age estimation did not consistently work as intended.
ARTICLE 19, the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), and the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) welcome a communication from UN Special Rapporteurs raising concerns about Malaysia’s proposed Freedom of Information Bill 2026. The communication questions whether the draft law meets international human rights standards, particularly regarding access to information, broad exemptions, criminal penalties, and independent oversight.
UNDP and GSMA will work to improve access to AI infrastructure, connect African innovators with deployment opportunities, and support solutions built around African languages and local needs.
India and Indonesia have signed the UN Convention against Cybercrime, bringing the number of signatories above 90. The treaty still needs 40 ratifications or accessions to enter into force, with three states currently parties.
Malaysia is consulting on a draft framework that would apply existing personal data protection requirements across the AI lifecycle, including training, deployment, monitoring and retirement.
A new Dutch strategy brings together age limits, platform safety assessments, school phone restrictions and support for families as part of a broader approach to children’s rights online.
The World Wide Web Consortium has published a new Candidate Recommendation Snapshot of SVG 2, updating the standard for scalable vector graphics and moving it closer to a final Recommendation.
A new report from the Coalition on Digital Impact finds that Internet access does not always lead to meaningful participation online, with thousands of languages still poorly supported by digital services and content.
The European Commission has registered a European Citizens’ Initiative calling for a European digital space using the proposed .IA domain and measures to support what its organisers describe as European digital sovereignty in AI.
The European Commission has proposed changes to the EU standardisation system aimed at speeding up the development of standards, increasing participation by smaller organisations, and strengthening the EU’s role in international standard-setting.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
