Berlin, 27 and 28 June: summer conference of the National Council, it's hot outside, pleasantly cool in the new conference centre and there could be an association of lightness if it weren't for the heavy topics on the agenda.

The European Commission is continuing to prepare the market environment for virtual worlds and artificial intelligence.

The European Commission is continuing to prepare the market environment for virtual worlds and artificial intelligence.

After three days of intensive discussion and exchange, this year's edition of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) concluded in Vilnius (Lithuania) on 19 June. At the closing event, the messages of the conference were discussed with regard to political projects within the European Union, the digitalisation of administrations and the use of citizens' data, artificial intelligence and against the backdrop of ongoing discussions on the Global Digital Compact. As soon as they are published, they will also be available here.

On the second day of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) in Vilnius, Lithuania, the participants discussed on-site and remote how users of digital services can be protected from possible attacks or harmful content.

The study offers a global overview of children's and carers' perceptions of risks in the digital environment and provides advice on how these can be countered. The categorisation and evaluation of the results do not necessarily reflect the views of the project.

Looking back at the last week in May, we can see that children's rights have now also made it onto the programme of the most important digital policy…

Anonymity is a premium value that the German government has also enshrined in the coalition agreement for the use of digital services.

The European Commission intends to further develop existing regulations to combat sexual abuse of children. The focus here is on additions that will in future also cover the forms of such violence in digital environments, strengthen the prevention of offences and the support of affected children and promote cooperation between member states in the investigation and prosecution of offences.

The article is a reflection of the "Global Age Assurance Standards Summit 2024" regarding the development of an age verification procedure.