PEOPLE OF INTERNET RESEARCH 100+ SIM threshold per name 15 Days to verify holders
US
telco SIM registration surveillance APAC
The NTC's 15-day order to purge bulk SIM holdings goes after a real scam tactic, but it tests the limits of registration mandates that other countries may copy.
2026-11-03
RESEARCH 11M+ Downloads as of Aug 2022 5 Alert types in app
Ukraine
2026-11-03
False radiation and chemical alerts reached users across Ukraine through a state-backed app, while sirens kept working. ...
RESEARCH 10 Suppliers interviewed 6 Nov Consultation closes
Netherlands
2026-11-03
ACM's survey of Dutch energy suppliers shows fear of cost and disruption, not missing rules, keeps them on hyperscalers....
RESEARCH ~¥3.2T Estimated annual domestic losses 3 Regulated transaction stages
Japan
2026-11-03
Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency wants to regulate dark patterns in 2027. Narrow, outcome-based rules for ads, checkout a...
RESEARCH $80M+ Spent on AI ads 164+ AI-based ads counted
US
2026-11-03
AI ads are surging in the 2026 midterms with no federal statute and 31 state labelling laws. Narrow fraud enforcement be...
RESEARCH 5 + 1 Banks and fintechs designated ~Rp12T Collected via PMSE so far
Indonesia
2026-11-03
DJP's 2 November clarification confirms no new tax, no new rate and no remittance levy. Fuzzy messaging is the main risk...
RESEARCH H1 2028 Expected deal closing ~$370K Max civil penalty per violation
Nigeria
2026-11-03
The Marvell–Lumentum merger won't close until 2028. Nigerian data-centre builders' real export-control risk is the missi...
RESEARCH $2T ASEAN digital economy 2030 KRW 5.97B Kakao Pay PIPC penalty
South Korea
2026-11-03
ASEAN-Korea FTA upgrade talks list the digital economy as a topic while DEFA nears signing. Interoperable data-flow rule...
RESEARCH 25 PSEs notified in September 16 Registered after notice
Indonesia
2026-11-03
Komdigi's warnings to seven unregistered platforms followed a drive in which most of 25 operators complied. Blocking sho...
RESEARCH 121–66 National Council vote 13–0 Council of States committee
Switzerland
2026-11-03
The EFF warns against narrowing fair use for AI training. Switzerland's Motion 24.4596 shows what happens when a legisla...
RESEARCH 30 BTC Ransom demanded ~1.44M Files in leaked dataset
Germany
2026-11-03
Berlin would not pay 30 BTC, and Rhysida published about 5.26 TB of state data. Germany needs resilience and coordinatio...
RESEARCH 27 Nov 2026 Comment deadline 7 Days to file AI policy
India
2026-11-03
TRAI's 30 October 2026 draft makes telcos answerable for every AI system, including vendor-built ones, without new penal...
RESEARCH 120 Days to issue guidelines 3 Years of phased rollout
Philippines
2026-11-03
EO 119 limits hard localization to the most sensitive government data and leaves private data alone. The 120-day guideli...
RESEARCH +11% Nippon Life project-loan growth ¥1 trillion Nippon Life project-loan balance
Japan
2026-11-03
Japan's FSA is scrutinising megabank and insurer lending to mostly US AI data centres. Supervision of risk management is...
RESEARCH 4 OpenAI agreements signed 5 years Inception42–Op enAI deal term
UAE
2026-11-03
Abu Dhabi's OpenAI pilot turns food-import rules into AI-checkable code. Traceability and human sign-off, not a new AI l...
RESEARCH 0 Binding AI statutes in Israel ~40% Phase I AI budget used
Israel
2026-11-03
The Israel Bar's September 2026 AI ethics opinion puts duties on lawyers while the state's AI policy stays soft law. Tha...
RESEARCH ~75 Days to first ballots 8 Platforms INEC names
Nigeria
2026-11-02
INEC wants fast-track platform routes to tag or remove demonstrably altered election content. Keeping it a narrow, volun...
RESEARCH 4.7M+ Under-16 accounts restricted 10 Dec 2025 Australian ban effective date
South Africa
2026-11-02
Minister Malatsi's refusal to copy Australia's age ban rests on thin evidence of effectiveness, and it leaves the harder...
RESEARCH 119 MEPs urging day-one enforcement €35M / 7% Maximum fine for breach
EU
2026-11-02
The AI Act's ban on non-consensual deepfake tools applies from 2 December 2026. Its purpose-based design is sound; thin ...
RESEARCH 469+ VPN services blocked 57M Estimated Russian VPN users
Russia
2026-11-02
Apple and Microsoft's reported addition to Russia's information-dissemination registry, plus renewed VPN takedowns, show...
RESEARCH 10M+ people Large-processo r threshold 6 months Oversight committee deadline
China
2026-11-02
The CAC's August 2026 draft pairs an independent oversight committee with data-centre nationality rules, and the oversig...
RESEARCH 180 days Log retention period 6 hours Incident reporting window
India
2026-11-02
RBI told regulated entities to treat breached systems as compromised until forensically cleared. The measures trace to a...
RESEARCH 65,680 Removal requests sent 86% Requests taken down
Malaysia
2026-11-02
MCMC's 2023–2026 figures show mass removal by request, few court cases, and RM1.72 million in compounds outweighing cour...
RESEARCH 7 Harmful content categories 3% Maximum platform penalty
Canada
2026-11-02
Bill C-34 clears second reading with 'content that foments hatred' as a regulated category, even though Bill C-9 now hol...
RESEARCH £6.4B UK–Malaysia trade, 2025 £730M UK digital services exports
Malaysia
2026-11-02
The UK and Malaysia finished a second round of digital trade talks, but Malaysia's 2025 US deal requires it to consult W...