The Digital Watch weekly
Published every Friday, the Digital Watch weekly newsletter brings you the latest in digital policy from around the world.
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)
Weekly #245 The Grok shock: How AI deepfakes triggered reactions worldwide
This week in AI governance: updates from Spain, Malta, Morocco, Taiwan, the EU, and the USA; internet access under pressure in Iran and Uganda; the UK and France consider measures to protect children online; new semiconductor policy moves by the USA and Taiwan; developments in the Nexperia case; and Western cyber agencies issue guidance on industrial cyber risks. (See more)
Weekly #244 Looking ahead: Our annual AI and digital forecast
Plus, developments in AI governance, Brussels' bet on open-source to boost tech sovereignty and the US withdrawal from several international bodies. (See more)
Weekly #243 What the WSIS+20 outcome means for global digital governance?
Plus, ByteDance moves to head off a US TikTok ban, China edges closer to semiconductor independence with EUV prototype, USA launches tech force to boost federal AI and advanced tech skills, Brussels targets ultra-cheap imports, and USA reportedly suspends Tech Prosperity Deal with UK, as well as what’s ahead. (See more)
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