The UK’s Online Procedure Rule Committee is developing a voluntary code of practice to guide the use of technology and artificial intelligence in digital justice services, with a focus on inclusion, accessibility and accountability.
The draft overview explains how W3C's verifiable credential standards fit together and introduces recent additions to support secure, privacy-preserving digital credentials.
Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority has published an English-language version of its Technology Radar on generative AI, examining privacy risks and the technology’s implications under the country’s data protection law.
The W3C Publishing Maintenance Working Group has published a draft of the EPUB Accessibility 1.2 Explainer, providing guidance on understanding and evaluating the accessibility requirements introduced in EPUB Accessibility 1.2. The document is published as a Group Note Draft and is intended to support, rather than replace, the EPUB Accessibility 1.2 specification. The explainer clarifies [...]
New transparency obligations under the EU AI Act will begin applying on 2 August 2026, requiring providers and deployers of certain AI systems to disclose AI interactions, synthetic content, emotion recognition, biometric categorisation and deepfakes.
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has extended the deadline for submitting session proposals for IGF 2026. Stakeholders now have until 2 August 2026 at 23:59 UTC to submit proposals for sessions aligned with the forum's overarching theme, 'Governing the Internet in the Age of Intelligence: Our Shared Responsibility'.
Around 190 organisations have signed the European Commission's voluntary Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-generated Content ahead of new AI Act transparency obligations taking effect on 2 August 2026. The code provides guidance on how providers and deployers of generative AI systems can comply with legal requirements for labelling AI-generated content.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has published new data and operational guidelines to support the evaluation of similar top-level domain names ahead of the New gTLD Program: 2026 Round. The resources are intended to help identify domain extensions that could be visually confusing and reduce the risk of user confusion within the Domain Name System.
The RIPE NCC has launched a call for nominations to fill one seat on the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC). The successful candidate will be appointed by the RIPE NCC Executive Board for a three-year term beginning in January 2027.
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) has called on the UN Global Mechanism on ICTs in the Context of International Security to place greater emphasis on human rights, civil society participation, and the protection of vulnerable communities in international cybersecurity discussions.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
