PEOPLE OF INTERNET RESEARCH 146 Digital policies listed 58 Data governance entries
US
digital trade
USTR's comment window for the 2027 National Trade Estimate closes 29 October. Its digital-barrier findings can feed Section 301 action, so the evidence matters.
2026-10-17
RESEARCH 32 Fake certificates issued 3 Country registries hijacked
Global
2026-10-17
Attackers hijacked .gh, .sl and .as to obtain what iTnews counts as 32 fake TLS certificates. The fix lies in tighter va...
RESEARCH 4 km Radius of suspension 24 hours Duration of suspension
India
2026-10-17
The Centre calls its 24-hour mobile internet cut around Raisina Hill proportionate and asks the Supreme Court to keep sh...
RESEARCH 3-0 Appeals panel vote Under 14 Account ban age cutoff
US
2026-10-17
The 11th Circuit let Florida enforce its under-14 account ban, calling it content-neutral. The ruling gives states a tem...
RESEARCH 4 hrs Takedown deadline, hate speech 24 hrs Deadline for gambling, lending
Indonesia
2026-10-17
Komdigi Decree 127/2026 sets a four-hour deadline for disinformation and hate speech orders, but reporting shows no publ...
RESEARCH 50°C Peak fridge temperature ~150 Intermarché stores hit
Estonia
2026-10-17
Hackers heated French supermarket fridges to 50°C. Estonia's rules cover vital food providers, not every grocer. Patch d...
RESEARCH 167 Freelancers denied written terms 140 Freelancers paid without due date
Japan
2026-10-17
The JFTC's Japan Post recommendation shows the Freelance Act's transaction rules work on delivery freelancers, while wor...
RESEARCH 18,845 NIS2 entities registered ~29,500 NIS2 entities expected
Germany
2026-10-17
The Bundestag gave the BSI market-surveillance powers under the Cyber Resilience Act while NIS2 registration lags the go...
RESEARCH 6 of 6 Newsroom staff arrested 72 hrs Court review of blocks
Egypt
2026-10-17
Six journalists were seized without named charges as Cairo prepares to widen Law 175's rumour rules. Egypt's own constit...
RESEARCH 200,000 AI-skilled people targeted 4,000 MSMEs helped to adopt AI
Malaysia
2026-10-17
Budget 2027 funds AI talent, SME adoption and free tools, a demand-side AI strategy. The pending AI Governance Bill shou...
RESEARCH 15 Days to respond 2 Suspected breach areas
France
2026-10-17
France's regulator opens a Digital Services Act investigation into subscription platform Mym over minors' protection and...
RESEARCH 10 Working days before publication 13,500+ Complaints and tips, 2025
Netherlands
2026-10-17
Since 1 September 2026 the Dutch DPA must publish its GDPR sanctions by default. Transparency is defensible; the short p...
RESEARCH 1M+ UK organisational customers ~20M Monthly UK users
UK
2026-10-17
The CMA's provisional SMS finding on Microsoft's business software is not wrongdoing. Its real test is whether later con...
RESEARCH 40 Technologies added 14 Banned outright
China
2026-10-17
China's draft catalogue adds 40 technologies to its export lists, 14 of them banned outright. Broad, undefined categorie...
RESEARCH 2.75% Charge on ad revenue A$250M Revenue threshold
Australia
2026-10-17
Australia's 2.75% news charge closes the 2021 code's walk-away loophole, but its offset design rewards deal-count over a...
RESEARCH 100% 2030 connectivity goal C$100M Ontario contract cancelled
Canada
2026-10-17
Carney says Canada will diversify from Starlink, but no replacement is ready, and the 2030 connectivity goal depends on ...
RESEARCH $74M Cited BEEP cost $20M Cited Super App cost
Pakistan
2026-10-17
A state messenger for officials can be reasonable. A $20M Super App tied to Pak ID is a different risk, and execution ev...
RESEARCH 18,588 MHz Assignable spectrum target 2030 ~215% Rise in high-demand spectrum
South Africa
2026-10-17
ICASA pushed its IMT and mmWave consultation deadline to 30 October 2026. A plan to raise assignable spectrum from 850 M...
RESEARCH 3 hrs Takedown deadline (Feb rules) ~8 Months between rules and advisory
India
2026-10-17
MeitY's 8 October advisory extends labelling beyond the audio-visual synthetic media the February rules cover, leaving p...
RESEARCH ~£15bn Theoretical penalty ceiling £7m+ Fines issued since Oct 2025
UK
2026-10-17
Meta says Ofcom's global-revenue rules overreach. The ceiling is defensible only if Ofcom commits to penalties tied to t...
RESEARCH 24 hrs Average review target 85% Backstop share within 48h
UK
2026-10-17
Ofcom says X now reviews hate and terror reports within agreed times but doubts its takedown effectiveness, and narrowed...
RESEARCH 2 Jan 2027 Launch date 12 months Federal certificate deadline
EU
2026-10-17
The Bundestag's Digitale Identitätengesetz launches the d-you wallet on 2 January 2027 with ID only. Pseudonyms and sele...
RESEARCH 2 months Campaign length 10 days Algorithm filing deadline
China
2026-10-17
A two-month Qinglang campaign against fake short-video personas puts China's 2022 algorithm rules, not creator takedowns...
RESEARCH 27.43 crore Consumers already authenticated 89.9% Share of consumers covered
India
2026-10-17
Aadhaar biometrics became a condition for subsidised LPG on 1 October 2026. The 2018 ruling allows this, but exclusion s...
RESEARCH 214 Consultation responses received 53 Want all illegal content reportable
Switzerland
2026-10-17
The Federal Council's 14 October KomPG decision adds child protection and all-content reporting; the narrow 10% scope is...