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Examining the rights implications of age assurance requirements

July 6, 2026

More than 40 countries are moving to restrict children's access to social media - a sea change in Internet policy with profound implications for... Read more >

As the UN Launches its Global Dialogue on AI Governance, WSIS Offers Critical Lessons

July 2, 2026

This article was republished with consent from Tech Policy Press. By Jason Pielemeier (GNI), Elonnai... Read more >

Part 1: From Delhi to Geneva and beyond: civil society voices on AI

July 2, 2026

Dr. Margaret Nyambura Ndung'u opens MAP-AI's new series on civil society voices at the UNGDAI, arguing that empowering Africa's youth requires AI... Read more >

Collective Stewardship: Multistakeholder Roles in AI Safety Summits and what the 2027 AI Summit can achieve

June 1, 2026

The 2027 Swiss AI Summit is still taking shape, and that is an opportunity. On... Read more >

Global Cooperation and Leadership on AI Safety: Learning and Reinforcements (Part 4)

May 21, 2026

The question of AI safety has, over the past few years, moved from the margins of technology policy to its very centre. Yet as it has grown more... Read more >

Multistakeholder Promises and Power Gaps in Global AI Summits

April 6, 2026

Global AI summits have increasingly embraced the language of multistakeholder governance, but meaningful participation by civil society and academic... Read more >

Multistakeholderism in AI Governance: Learning and Reinforcements (Part 1)

March 24, 2026

CCG and GNI are launching a series of blog-posts that speaks to key insights, themes and learning across these deliberations in New Delhi, with the... Read more >

Reflections from ICANN85: Looking Ahead After the WSIS+20 Review

March 20, 2026

At ICANN85, the Global Network Initiative (GNI) co-hosted a session with the ICANN Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) and Global Partners... Read more >

Shaping the UN Cybercrime Convention: Human Rights at a Crossroads

March 3, 2026

This article has been republished from The DIRECTIONS blog by EU Cyber... Read more >

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