ICANN has published new Second-Level Reference Label Generation Rules for the Javanese and Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics scripts and updated seven existing sets of rules.
A coalition of Nigerian civil society organisations has called for an independent investigation into reported disruptions to TikTok access in parts of northern Nigeria, while urging greater transparency from authorities, telecom operators, and TikTok.
KICTANet documented 58 cases of technology-facilitated gender-based violence in Kenya between July and September 2026. Women and girls were the targets in 43 cases, while harassment and gender-based hate speech were the most frequently recorded forms of abuse.
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute has published a new standard for assessing the environmental impact of smartphones across their full life cycle, providing a common basis for comparable environmental data.
The European Commission is collecting feedback on its proposed EU KIDS Act, which would introduce new measures to improve children’s safety online, including stronger safety-by-design requirements and privacy-preserving age assurance.
The UN Security Council has included emerging technologies and security in its provisional October programme, with a high-level briefing scheduled for 29 October under Greece’s presidency.
The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has published a report examining how people rely on family, friends, and other informal supporters to access digital services.
The Multistakeholder Approaches to Participation in AI Governance project has published an open letter, endorsed by 80 civil society organisations, academics, technologists, and experts, calling for AI governance grounded in international human rights law.
Fellowship applications are now open for APRICOT 2027, which will take place in Hong Kong SAR from 24 February to 4 March 2027. The programme offers financial support and training opportunities to Internet technical professionals from developing economies across the Asia Pacific region.
ICANN has announced the main milestones for its 2026 round of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), including the publication of applications on 7 October and the start of community input and objections in November.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
