ICANN87 programme released ahead of October meeting in Bali
ICANN has published the schedule for its 2026 Annual General Meeting, which will take place in Bali from 17–22 October with both in-person and remote participation.
KICTANet report highlights misinformation risks in Kenya’s alternative media
A new report by the Kenya ICT Action Network examines how alternative media platforms are changing political news consumption ahead of Kenya’s 2027 General Election. It identifies gaps in editorial standards and accountability that can allow misleading content to spread across social media and other online channels.
The 2024 Global Information Society Watch Special Edition on WSIS+20 is out.
The publication looks at how the digital landscape has changed since WSIS and explores questions around digital justice, human rights, democracy, inclusion and the future of digital cooperation.
Netherlands and Spain call for common EU rules on social media access
The Netherlands and Spain have asked the European Commission to establish an EU-wide minimum age for social media, combined with privacy-preserving age verification and a framework for assessing platform safety.
ITU and UN agencies advance framework for autonomous urban systems
A new U4SSC guide, developed with ITU, UNECE and UN-Habitat, defines autonomous cities and provides a framework for assessing and deploying AI and other autonomous systems in urban environments.
EU proposes new rules to help innovative companies scale
The European Commission has proposed a European Innovation Act aimed at improving access to finance, simplifying R&D procurement and creating a common approach to regulatory sandboxes for innovative companies.
Five organisations raise rights concerns ahead of Uganda’s UN review
Five human rights organisations have jointly submitted information to Uganda’s fourth Universal Periodic Review, citing concerns over civic space, security-force accountability, electoral freedoms, expression, and discrimination.
JRC and Europol examine how privacy technologies could change policing
A joint foresight study by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and Europol examines how emerging privacy-enhancing technologies could both protect digital privacy and make criminal investigations more difficult.
Civil society groups press US to disclose frontier AI review framework
A coalition of civil society and advocacy organisations is urging the US administration to make public the framework it is developing to review frontier AI systems, arguing that confidential oversight could weaken accountability and disadvantage smaller and open-source developers.
China’s Supreme People’s Court issues AI-generated content guidelines
China’s Supreme People’s Court has issued guidelines setting out when AI-generated content, including deepfakes, voice clones, algorithmic price discrimination and false information, may give rise to legal liability.
