News - For Governments

EU's Digital Services Act empowers users, reversing 50 million content moderation decisions on platforms since its application. This legislation gives users rights to challenge platform decisions, with 30% of appeals leading to reversed content removals or account suspensions.

EU launches Digital Services Act probe into Shein for addictive design and illegal products. The investigation scrutinizes recommender systems and the sale of harmful content, impacting consumer protection online.

EU's Digital Services Act marks two years, bringing mixed results and calls for stronger enforcement. While initial progress is seen, significant hurdles remain in protecting users and ensuring platform transparency.

Commission launches EUR 9M pilot call for AI in medical imaging to boost analysis of scans like MRI and CT. The initiative, running April to October 2026, aims to integrate AI into real-world clinical settings.

Frontex launches an AI chatbot to advise refugees on "voluntary" returns, citing low risk under the AI Act. The app details financial incentives and support for departing the EU.

Dutch data watchdog warns of major security risks with experimental AI agents like OpenClaw. Widespread use of these open-source systems risks data leaks and account takeovers due to basic security flaws.

Dutch government launches digital strategy collaboration with tech firms and academia. Open dialogues involve cloud providers to shape national digital ambitions, ensuring diverse market voices are heard.

University researchers present policy options based on Wikipedia's community-governed model. The findings aim to inform future digital policy-making.

AI tools like ChatGPT and Grok amplify harm, not just democratize knowledge. EDRi argues platforms' design and governance, not rare glitches, cause these negative societal impacts.

Waag Futurelab launches "State of the Internet 2026" exploring AI's planetary limits. Fieke Jansen to keynote the event focused on critical digital infrastructure.

Big Tech has hollowed out the internet, argue scholars at an EDRi event. The current online landscape is detrimental to innovation and user experience.

EU digital rights group EDRi warns "Digital Omnibus" proposals weaken GDPR and ePrivacy safeguards. These changes, presented as simplification, risk deregulation and undermine fundamental rights protections for citizens.

Düsseldorf council opts for anonymous digital voting despite security concerns, risking parliamentary process credibility. An IT firm's system will enable online balloting, including secret votes, raising transparency questions.

Civil society groups urge EU lawmakers to reject AI Omnibus proposals weakening AI Act transparency. This move risks fundamental rights and enforcement for negligible company benefits.

EDRi urges the Council to reject the Digital Omnibus proposal, citing fundamental rights violations and poor regulatory practice. The group demands the Commission resubmit the legislation with comprehensive assessments.

Brussels launches a new Action Plan to combat cyberbullying, aiming to protect EU youth online. An EU-wide app will offer help, alongside coordinated national efforts and safer digital practice promotion.

EU launches an action plan against cyberbullying to protect children online. The initiative consolidates existing tools and legal frameworks to combat online harassment.

Big Tech lobbies against the EU's Digital Fairness Act, aiming to curb manipulative online design. Google and Meta face scrutiny over practices that steer user behavior.

EU regulators preliminarily found TikTok breached the Digital Services Act with its addictive platform design. EDRi urges TikTok to swiftly mitigate risks to its 500 million European users.

Mannheim's AI-powered "behavior scanner" surveillance project faces scrutiny. Baden-Württemberg's data protection authority is investigating a section where no crimes were reported since cameras were installed.