PEOPLE OF INTERNET RESEARCH 1 GW Cumulative IT load target Rs 20 cr Max PUE-linked incentive
India
data centre policy
Karnataka's 2026–2031 data centre policy ties incentives to reported PUE and WUE, a sound design that a Karnataka-office requirement and year-four payouts dilute.
2026-10-04
RESEARCH Oct 1, 2023 Rule effective date 2 Companies ordered
Japan
2026-10-04
Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency ordered Snow Corporation and SNOW Japan to stop undisclosed paid X posts, targeting the ...
RESEARCH 23 Articles in new measures 11 Inspection focus areas
China
2026-10-04
MPS Order No. 176 lets prefecture-level police probe non-CII networks remotely on three working days' notice, across 11 ...
RESEARCH 6 Designated VAT collectors 11/111 VAT share of price
Indonesia
2026-10-04
Indonesia's SPP-TDLN collects VAT on foreign digital purchases through banks, but a Sept 28 admission shows card-network...
RESEARCH 152 Applications received 13 Shortlisted candidates
Kenya
2026-10-04
Kenya's data-protection law already requires a pre-launch impact assessment for biometrics. Whether police CCTV must fol...
RESEARCH R$150M Max fine, Apple TCC 105 days Apple implementation window
Brazil
2026-10-04
A US court remedy lets rival app stores into Google Play, while CADE's settlements with Apple and Google already act in ...
RESEARCH 4 hours Emergency power duration 2031 Emergency power starts
Switzerland
2026-10-04
Bern's FMG security revision closed consultation on 17 September 2026. Its anti-spoofing and emergency-call measures are...
RESEARCH 2 Draft documents in consultation Oct 18 Comment deadline
Saudi Arabia
2026-10-04
CST's draft satellite filing and earth-station rules never mention net neutrality. Whether satellite broadband falls und...
RESEARCH 10 days Minimum release delay 2021 Kalibrate acquired Kent Group
Canada
2026-10-04
The Competition Bureau's first consent agreement under the rewritten abuse-of-dominance rules fixes fuel data sharing wi...
RESEARCH 6% Maximum fine 1 hour Daily cap, ages 13-14
EU
2026-10-04
The Commission's draft bans addictive design for minors, a sound proposal, but universal age verification and a hard one...
RESEARCH 3 hours GitHub compliance deadline 3 Repositories targeted in July
India
2026-10-04
MeitY's Section 69A block on Bitchat penalises an app for working without internet or central logging, a ground the stat...
RESEARCH 54,000+ FBI-recorded victims, 2024 ~$65M Losses tied to Nigerians
Nigeria
2026-10-04
NITDA's October 2 warning on AI-faked explicit images is useful public education. Real protection needs precise criminal...
RESEARCH 12.6 Gbps Microwave backup capacity 27 Cable cuts in five years
Taiwan
2026-10-04
Taiwan's fourth Matsu cable pairs hardened undersea routes with microwave and satellite backup, a proportionate response...
RESEARCH Oct 10 Consultation window closes THB 21.5M PDPA fines imposed
Thailand
2026-10-04
Thailand's draft Consumer Protection Act amendment covers influencers and platforms and doubles most penalties. Its plat...
RESEARCH 24 Hours to name representative 6-7.8M Monthly Discord users affected
Philippines
2026-10-04
A nationwide Discord block ordered without a court, lifted within a day, now faces a Supreme Court petition. Child safet...
RESEARCH 6 months Content data retention 12 months Metadata retention
Germany
2026-10-04
Germany's 700-page intelligence bill answers a court-ordered fix with sweeping domestic powers. Parliament should split ...
RESEARCH 130+ Licensed transport operators 5 Years for legislative fix
Switzerland
2026-10-04
The FDPIC barred BLT from filming passengers with bodycams for lack of a statutory basis. Lawmakers, not 130 operators, ...
RESEARCH 13 Risks catalogued in speech 32 Mercuriale length in pages
EU
2026-10-04
A Belgian Court of Cassation address lists 13 AI risks yet rejects a ban. With EU high-risk justice rules delayed to Dec...
RESEARCH A$99M New maximum penalty 5M+ Under-16 accounts affected
Australia
2026-10-04
Australia doubled maximum fines for the under-16 social media ban to A$99 million and widened eSafety's information powe...
RESEARCH 12 years Maximum prison term 6% revenue Platform fine ceiling
Philippines
2026-10-04
HB 9465 passed the House 286-3. Its Senate counterpart would let a government council order 48-hour takedowns without a ...
RESEARCH 9 Companies under CPC action 11 Games in compliance check
EU
2026-10-04
The CPC Network's action against nine game companies applies existing EU consumer law to virtual currencies; that approa...
RESEARCH 5 Claim categories rejected 6 Counts in Penske complaint
US
2026-10-04
Judge Mehta rejected Penske and Chegg's antitrust suits over Google's AI Overviews, holding that an expectation of refer...
RESEARCH 7 Companies in 2023 pledge 6 Executives at 2026 accord
US
2026-10-04
A voluntary accord with six AI leaders promises internal and external reviews while rejecting calls for stronger governm...
RESEARCH 6.1M Domains in .RU registry ~4B ₽ Registrar one-time compliance cost
Russia
2026-10-04
Since 1 September 2026, .RU, .РФ and .SU domains require state ID verification, ending anonymous ownership and leaving f...
RESEARCH ~80B Pix transactions in 2025 87% Decline in US ethanol exports
Brazil
2026-10-04
The USTR's Section 301 case against Brazil leans on Pix and court orders. The digital-trade claims are the weakest part ...