A lack of majority support in the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has left the proposed extension of the EU’s temporary chat-scanning regime unresolved as the April 2026 expiry deadline approaches.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the first meeting of the newly created Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, a body tasked with providing evidence-based analysis to inform global AI governance.
The American Registry for Internet Numbers has released version 2026.1 of its Number Resource Policy Manual, introducing a clarification to rules governing the Registration Services Agreement.
The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has opened a public consultation on new proposals to enhance child safety online, including potential age limits for social media and tighter controls on platform design features.
A new study by the Association for Progressive Communications analyses how international and national AI frameworks address technology-facilitated gender-based violence, identifying fragmented governance and limited enforcement as key challenges.
ETSI has released a new report examining security, privacy, trustworthiness and sustainability challenges linked to integrated sensing and communications in future 6G systems.
Vietnam’s new Law on Artificial Intelligence took effect on 1 March 2026, introducing transparency obligations for AI providers and deployers, including user notification and labelling requirements for AI-generated content.
A coalition of 29 civil society organisations has sent a letter to EU institutions warning that proposed digital deregulation, including elements of the Digital Omnibus, could strengthen Big Tech dominance and weaken fundamental rights protections.
The European Commission convened civil society organisations on 27 February 2026 to discuss enforcement of the Digital Services Act and challenges facing public-interest stakeholders.
The US administration has directed federal agencies to phase out the use of Anthropic’s AI technology following a dispute over restrictions on military applications of the company’s models.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
