EU Commission launches Data Act legal helpdesk to support implementation

By |2025-12-19T17:05:57+00:00December58 16, 2025|

The European Commission has launched a Data Act Legal Helpdesk to provide practical guidance on how to apply the EU’s new data-sharing rules. The service is aimed in particular at smaller organisations seeking clarity on their rights and obligations under the Data Act.

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Ofcom updates Online Safety information-powers guidance, adding new data-preservation rules for cases involving deceased children

By |2025-12-16T11:02:37+00:00December09 15, 2025|

The United Kingdom’s Office of Communications has issued updated guidance on its information-gathering powers under the Online Safety Act 2023, including a new authority to issue data-preservation notices to prevent the alteration or deletion of a deceased child’s information.

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Latin Script Diacritics PDP advances policy work with public interest and human rights assessments

By |2025-12-29T11:04:59+00:00December35 15, 2025|

The ICANN GNSO Latin Script Diacritics Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group has completed a key phase of its work, finalising preliminary policy recommendations and conducting, for the first time, structured Global Public Interest (GPI) and Human Rights Impact Assessments as part of a PDP process.

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Digital violence surge across Africa: new Paradigm Initiative study warns of systemic failures

By |2025-12-16T10:37:29+00:00December44 15, 2025|

A new pan-African study reveals that technology-facilitated gender-based violence is widespread and escalating, with young women disproportionately affected and formal reporting systems largely failing to provide protection or accountability.

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RIPE NCC opens consultation on new charging scheme models

By |2025-12-16T10:05:02+00:00December06 15, 2025|

The RIPE Network Coordination Centre has launched the first phase of its consultation on proposed changes to its annual fee structure, seeking member feedback on two alternative charging models.

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Reddit challenges Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age Act in High Court

By |2025-12-18T09:50:28+00:00December01 15, 2025|

The platform argues that the law unlawfully restricts political communication and seeks to avoid being designated as an age-restricted service.

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ECNL and the Danish Institute for Human Rights publish guide on Fundamental Rights Impact Assessments under the EU AI Act

By |2025-12-25T09:33:55+00:00December29 15, 2025|

ECNL and the Danish Institute for Human Rights have released a new guide on how to conduct Fundamental Rights Impact Assessments for high-risk AI systems. The publication focuses on turning FRIA requirements under the EU AI Act into meaningful governance practices rather than formal compliance exercises.

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The European Telecommunications Standards Instituteurges EU to anchor standardisation at the core of the upcoming Quantum Act

By |2025-12-16T09:30:21+00:00December07 15, 2025|

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has issued its formal response to the European Commission’s call for evidence on the EU Quantum Act, signalling that standardisation must play a central role in Europe’s quantum strategy. The Commission is preparing legislation to implement the Quantum Europe Strategy, which aims to strengthen Europe’s position in quantum communications, [...]

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Tech Global Institute warns WSIS+20 Rev2 weakens core safeguards and limits implementation pathways

By |2025-12-16T10:55:43+00:00December09 14, 2025|

Tech Global Institute has submitted its analysis to the WSIS+20 IMSB-led consultation, arguing that Revision 2 weakens several essential normative protections, removes important safeguards, and narrows the mechanisms needed to deliver an ambitious digital-development agenda.

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