The Digital Watch weekly

Published every Friday, the Digital Watch weekly newsletter brings you the latest in digital policy from around the world.

Weekly #256 UN kicks off Global Mechanism on ICT security, road ahead murky

Plus, Anthropic wins a temporary victory against the US government, China launches the World Data Organization, the e-commerce duties moratorium lapses after MC14 in Yaoundé, and efforts continue to rein in social media for minors. (See more)

Weekly #255 From content to design: Juries signal new era of accountability for tech giants

Plus: USA’s new AI policy framework, Russia’s proposal to ban foreign AI, measures to limit children’s use of social media, the potential for an interim trade deal at the WTO ministerial in Yaoundé, and a preview of the week ahead. (See more)

Weekly #254 Pay to think: Intelligence on a meter

Plus, countries and companies pledge to fight global fraud, actors in cyberspace go on the defensive, China's five year plan to lead in tech, and Brazil's DCA entering into force. (See more)

Weekly #253 Measuring hate’s footprint

Plus, Meta reopens WhatsApp to third-party AI Chatbots amid EU pressure, UK MPs rejects social media ban, and actors in cyberspace going on the offensive. (See more)

Weekly #252 When AI ethics collide with national security: The Anthropic-Pentagon standoff

Plus, measures to strengthen child safety measures continue, cyber operations intensify in the USA-Israel-Iran conflict, and Google cuts Play Store fees after Epic Games settlement. (See more)

Weekly #251 AI Summit in Geneva: Ten ways Switzerland can contribute to AI and humanity

Plus, Child safety backlash against tech intensifies, US diplomats to push back on global data sovereignty laws, Argentina debates cognitive sovereignty, and more. (See more)

Weekly #250 AI governance moves South

Plus, governments take action against harmful digital practices worldwide,  Gabon suspends social media, and Trusted Tech Alliance launches. (See more)

Weekly #249 Why cyberspace doesn’t exist

Plus, AI governance updates; Russian and Dutch moves for digital sovereignty, Poland's ban of children under 16 from social media, social media platforms face addiction trial, and Meta found in breach of EU's antitrust rules over AI assistants integration. (See more)

Weekly #248 The Porto roadmap for more resilient global submarine cables

Plus, AI governance updates; MoltBookAI; more countries moving to bar children from social media; TikTok’s addictive design breaching the DSA; governments doubling down on digital sovereignty; and China proposing exit bans for cybercriminals. (See more)

Weekly #247 From bytes to borders: The quest for digital sovereignty

Plus, AI governance updates from China and the UN, France and India considering bans on children using social media; social media platforms facing trials in Los Angeles over addictive features; and the continuing fallout from the Grok deepfake controversy. (See more)