ARTICLE 19 urges African Commission to address protest and digital rights concerns in Kenya

By |2026-06-15T04:15:42+00:00May00 26, 2026|

ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa has asked the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to press Kenya for stronger safeguards against police abuses, digital surveillance, internet restrictions, and the misuse of cybercrime laws.

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Rights groups urge US appeals court to uphold spyware ban against NSO Group

By |2026-05-27T08:05:59+00:00May06 25, 2026|

Access Now and other civil society groups have asked a US appeals court to preserve a permanent injunction blocking NSO Group from targeting WhatsApp users with Pegasus spyware.

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EU AI transparency code enters final drafting stage amid disputes over deepfake labels and watermarking

By |2026-05-27T07:53:27+00:00May31 25, 2026|

The European Commission’s AI Office held a new round of consultations on the future Code of Practice for AI-generated content transparency, with industry, civil society, and researchers divided over how strict disclosure and detection requirements should be.

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ETSI creates new committee to develop future critical communications standards

By |2026-05-27T08:08:38+00:00May37 23, 2026|

European Telecommunications Standards Institute has launched a new technical committee focused on mission-critical communications systems, including TETRA evolution and future European emergency communication infrastructure.

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European agency seeks experts to review Digital Europe Programme proposals**

By |2026-05-27T07:50:31+00:00May18 22, 2026|

HaDEA is looking for specialists in cybersecurity, AI, digital health, semiconductors, cloud infrastructure, education technology, and digital skills to evaluate EU-funded digital projects.

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EU and African officials discuss joint AI investment and infrastructure cooperation

By |2026-05-27T07:48:09+00:00May59 22, 2026|

The European Commission hosted an event in Brussels bringing together African and European policymakers, companies, and financial institutions to explore cooperation on artificial intelligence development and infrastructure.

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Canada plans new 5G spectrum auction and reforms wireless tower approvals

By |2026-05-21T10:19:53+00:00May52 21, 2026|

The Canadian government has announced new spectrum measures and proposed reforms to wireless infrastructure approvals as part of efforts to expand 5G capacity and accelerate network deployment.

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European standards bodies push to keep cybersecurity certification tied to EU standards system

By |2026-05-21T10:05:25+00:00May25 21, 2026|

European standardisation organisations CEN and CENELEC have backed the proposed Cybersecurity Act 2 while warning against expanding the use of ENISA technical specifications beyond exceptional cases.

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W3C approves updated subtitle and captioning standard for global media delivery

By |2026-05-21T09:56:50+00:00May50 21, 2026|

The World Wide Web Consortium has published IMSC Text Profile 1.3 as an official web standard, adding new subtitle formatting features and updated guidance for multilingual captioning workflows.

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Rights groups say Meta restricted human rights accounts in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

By |2026-05-21T09:40:51+00:00May50 21, 2026|

A joint statement by human rights and digital rights organisations says Meta Platforms geo-blocked Facebook and Instagram accounts of NGOs, researchers, and activists following government requests from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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