PEOPLE OF INTERNET RESEARCH 25 of 28 Measures started 4 Measures completed
Germany
data centre policy
Berlin reports 25 of 28 data centre measures started, but the binding fixes on grid access, efficiency rules and municipal tax are still in the Bundestag.
2026-10-14
RESEARCH 118 Articles cited against T24 82 Jailed pending trial
Turkey
2026-10-14
A single Istanbul order took down an entire newsroom over 118 articles, while a nationwide prosecutorial operation cut o...
RESEARCH 1B+ Malicious messages sent 20,000+ Accounts disabled
Global
2026-10-14
Microsoft's court-ordered seizure of YAM Store, CoGUI and Iron Man shows fast, narrow civil action can hit cybercrime su...
RESEARCH Hundreds People reportedly targeted Aug 2025 EMFA main provisions apply
EU
2026-10-14
Polish prosecutors say NSO kept control of Pegasus's infection module. If so, EU spyware rules need to cover vendor acce...
RESEARCH 2 Max vehicles allowed 21M+ Diia users (Oct 2024)
Ukraine
2026-10-14
Diia now lets two drivers file a minor-crash report by QR code and e-signature, with registers filling the forms and no ...
RESEARCH 10 Defendants indicted NT$300M+ Alleged profits
Taiwan
2026-10-14
Prosecutors charged 10 people with fraud and forgery for diverting US-controlled chips to China, not export violations. ...
RESEARCH 2 min Standby footage overwritten after ~7 months Investigation opened to ruling
Switzerland
2026-10-14
The FDPIC banned Baselland Transport's inspector bodycams for lack of a legal basis. The appeal will test whether legisl...
RESEARCH 15 of 24 Chapters closed after round 9 24 Mar 2024 Thai transfer rules in force
Thailand
2026-10-14
The EU and Thailand closed most FTA chapters in Phuket, but public reporting does not show whether digital trade closed....
RESEARCH +54% Rise in Discord complaints R$50M Maximum fine per infraction
Brazil
2026-10-14
ANPD kept Discord's Go Live suspended because encrypted streams can't be monitored. The child-safety goal is legitimate;...
RESEARCH ~2.2B X-Road transactions per year 3,800+ E-services on X-Road
Estonia
2026-10-14
Estonia's digital minister is courting Indian firms with e-residency and DPI cooperation; the data-exchange layer behind...
RESEARCH 3 months Start date delay 3 years Registration validity
Argentina
2026-10-14
ENACOM pushed its new telecom equipment regime from 1 September to 1 December 2026, conceding the preconditions were mis...
RESEARCH -99.8% Yandex traffic to Estonia 3 Yandex data centers struck
Russia
2026-10-14
Estonia says traffic from Yandex's network fell 99.8% after strikes on three data centers, a test of the 'sovereign inte...
RESEARCH 450+ Engineers at 2022 opening $100M Planned five-year investment
Africa
2026-10-14
Staff were told Microsoft's Nairobi engineering operation is winding down. Kenya should respond by widening its talent b...
RESEARCH 13 & under Account ban age PHP 20M Max repeat-violation fine
Philippines
2026-10-14
The House's HB 11566 bans under-13 accounts and curbs teen features. Marcos is right that a blanket ban risks pushing ch...
RESEARCH 500+ Tbps Capacity target by 2030 ~20 Tbps Current international capacity
UAE
2026-10-14
Etisalat plans to lift its international capacity from ~20 Tbps to 500+ Tbps by 2030, just as new TDRA licences require ...
RESEARCH 22 Articles in the decree €1.5k-10k Fine for third-party non-disclosure
Italy
2026-10-14
Legislative Decree 160/2026 lets Italian courts compel AI logs and presume causation after an AI Act breach, filling a g...
RESEARCH 40% UAE dominance market-share threshold 2 May 2023 EU DMA applicable since
UAE
2026-10-14
Rival Android app stores now reach US users through Google Play by court order. UAE developers have no equivalent rule, ...
RESEARCH ~120,000 Minister's appeals backlog estimate 161,000 Appeals Authority backlog, May
South Africa
2026-10-14
Home Affairs wants biometric asylum intake live by 10 November. The case is credible, but the data-protection terms for ...
RESEARCH 1 in 3 Teens 15-17 over 3h daily 5 Harms covered by OSC
Singapore
2026-10-14
Singapore wants real age checks and safer-by-design platforms. Evidence, not blanket age bans, should decide what comes ...
RESEARCH 9 New WCAG 2.2 criteria 71% Carrefour self-estimated compliance
EU
2026-10-14
The new EU accessibility standard moves to WCAG 2.2 AA, but without Official Journal citation, EAA enforcement rests on ...
RESEARCH 15 Minimum age threshold 4 Initial platforms covered
EU
2026-10-14
Athens will bar under-15s from Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn and Instagram from 2027, using the DSA's Article 28 as its leg...
RESEARCH 5,209 Domains requested blocked R$5.15B Projected 2027 revenue loss
Brazil
2026-10-14
Brazil's MP 1.394/2026 bans all fixed-odds betting and orders Pix, ISPs and app stores to enforce it. Targeted rules wou...
RESEARCH 14.7M Green ID-only holders 31 Mar 2027 Green ID production ends
South Africa
2026-10-14
Home Affairs' MyMzansi wallet demonstrates privacy-protective data sharing, but draft regulations and the Green ID Book ...
RESEARCH 0.4% Standard P2M merchant rate ~95% P2M transactions below threshold
India
2026-10-14
NPCI's postponement of UPI merchant fees spares small shops a festive-season shock, but open-ended uncertainty and a pen...
RESEARCH 7 Transactions approved by ECA 25% Egypt dominance presumption
Egypt
2026-10-14
Egypt polices digital platforms through merger review and case-by-case abuse rules, not a DMA-style gatekeeper list. Tha...