The European Commission is planning a revision of the EU Cybersecurity Act to extend certification beyond technical products and services. The reform would place greater emphasis on organisational risk management, supply chains, and governance, while strengthening the role of the EU cybersecurity agency.
The GNSO Secretariat has invited ICANN community groups to nominate representatives for a newly launched Policy Development Process on DNS abuse mitigation, following the formal adoption of the PDP charter in mid-January.
At a technology policy gathering in Paris, UNESCO reiterated the need for stronger international coordination to address the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence. Discussions focused on how AI’s expanding energy, water, and computing requirements intersect with global climate objectives.
New research indicates that online abuse targeting women and girls is increasing across Europe. Cyberstalking, surveillance, threats and image-based abuse, including deepfake pornography, are emerging as the most widespread forms of digital violence, raising concerns about enforcement gaps and the role of automated technologies.
Brazilian public authorities have issued a joint recommendation to X Brasil Internet Ltda. concerning the operation of the Grok artificial intelligence system, following reports that the tool enables the creation of non-consensual sexualised synthetic content involving identifiable individuals, including children and adolescents.
Burundi’s parliament has unanimously approved a new legal framework governing the collection and use of personal data, as public authorities accelerate the digitisation of administrative systems. The legislation establishes an independent oversight body and introduces penalties for misuse, marking a significant development in the country’s digital governance landscape.
A cross-party group of Members of the European Parliament is calling on the European Commission to ban AI tools that generate non-consensual sexualised images, following renewed scrutiny of the Grok chatbot on X.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) began publishing downloadable open data files that provide direct access to the data behind its Contractual Compliance monthly reports. The move is intended to strengthen transparency and enable deeper analysis of how ICANN handles complaints and compliance activities.
At an online event held on 15 January, the Council of Europe examined how algorithmic bias can reinforce social inequalities and presented new guidance on strengthening legal and policy safeguards for artificial intelligence and automated decision-making systems.
The European Commission has opened new funding calls under the Horizon Europe programme, committing more than €307 million to artificial intelligence and related technologies. The investment aims to strengthen Europe’s digital innovation, technological autonomy, and competitiveness.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
