Bill Gates calls for new governance frameworks for the AI era
Bill Gates has called on governments to develop new national and international frameworks to address AI’s potential effects on employment, security, education and other areas of society.
Vietnam consults on technical standard for network intrusion prevention systems
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has opened a consultation on a national technical standard for network intrusion prevention products, covering security requirements, threat detection, system integration, performance and resilience.
US judge rules against Trump administration’s blacklisting of Anthropic
A US federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully retaliated against Anthropic by designating the AI company a supply-chain risk, finding that the action violated the company’s First Amendment rights.
ICANN updates data on DNS abuse enforcement
ICANN has updated its public DNS abuse data to distinguish between reported allegations and cases considered actionable, providing more detail for assessing how domain registrars and registries respond to abuse.
ICANN terminates two registrars over compliance and DNS abuse failures
ICANN has terminated the accreditation of two domain name registrars after finding unresolved compliance failures, including inadequate responses to phishing reports and failures involving registration data services and fees.
Meta reaches $17.1 Billion settlement over teen safety practices
Meta Platforms Inc. has reached a settlement with a coalition of 47 US states, the District of Columbia, and several territories, resolving claims brought by a group of 29 state attorneys general concerning the safety of teenage users of its services. Under the settlement, Meta must develop an age‑assurance standard that will be independently tested [...]
South Korea and Mexico look to expand cooperation on AI and strategic sectors
South Korea and Mexico are looking to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence, trade, energy, space and other strategic areas, while highlighting the role of middle powers in shaping international cooperation.
Slovakia proposes social media ban for children under 16
Slovakia’s government has approved a bill that would prohibit children under 16 from creating social media accounts, with age verification required for users.
IGF 2026 makes submitted session proposals public
The IGF Secretariat has published all session proposals submitted for the 2026 Internet Governance Forum, allowing the community to review the ideas put forward for the programme.
Nigeria approves two new satellites
The Federal Executive Council of Nigeria approved the acquisition, manufacture, launch and deployment of two next‑generation high‑throughput communication satellites, NIGCOMSAT‑2A and NIGCOMSAT‑2B, with Thales Alenia Space and Israel Aerospace Industries selected as the satellite manufacturers.
