The Digital Watch weekly
Published every Friday, the Digital Watch weekly newsletter brings you the latest in digital policy from around the world.
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)
Weekly #246 WEF 2026 in Davos: Digital governance discussions shift from principles to ‘infrastructure politics’
This week in AI governance: EU pushes an 'Apply AI' rollout; Grok faces deepfake and 'nudification' scrutiny in California and Brussels; the UK names AI Champions for finance; and new US chip tariffs raise supply-chain questions for South Korea; Following: Jeff Bezos to enter satellite broadband race; Child online safety: UK considers an under-16 social media ban. (See more)
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