The European Commission has put forward a proposal to extend the EU’s Interim Regulation allowing online service providers to voluntarily detect and report child sexual abuse material. The extension would run until April 2028, aiming to avoid a legal gap while negotiations on permanent legislation continue.
The EU has endorsed the WSIS+20 outcome adopted at the UN General Assembly, calling it a milestone that renews global commitments to digital rights, universal connectivity, and multistakeholder internet governance.
The Technical Community Coalition for Multistakeholderism has welcomed the adoption of the WSIS+20 Outcome Document, describing it as a positive signal for multistakeholder internet governance and the future of the Internet Governance Forum.
ICANN’s Nominating Committee has launched its 2026 call for candidates, inviting applications for leadership positions across the ICANN Board, Public Technical Identifiers, and several Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, with submissions due by 18 February 2026.
Adopted at the UN General Assembly, the WSIS+20 outcome document makes the Internet Governance Forum permanent and reinforces commitments to close persistent digital divides.
The European Commission has released the first draft Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content. The document sets out how providers and deployers of generative AI systems should mark, detect, and label AI-generated or manipulated content under Article 50 of the AI Act.
Digital rights group noyb has filed two complaints with Austria’s data protection authority, alleging that TikTok unlawfully tracks people across other apps – including dating platforms – and fails to provide users with a complete copy of the personal data it holds.
More than 80 organisations have asked US lawmakers to oppose Senator Ted Cruz’s SANDBOX Act, warning that the proposal would allow artificial intelligence (AI) developers to secure long-term exemptions from federal rules, weakening consumer, civil rights, labour and environmental protections.
The European Commission has launched a Data Act Legal Helpdesk to provide practical guidance on how to apply the EU’s new data-sharing rules. The service is aimed in particular at smaller organisations seeking clarity on their rights and obligations under the Data Act.
The United Nations is launching today the High-level Meeting on the overall review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20).
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
