The implications of Section 702 extend far beyond U.S. borders, affecting individuals around the world and shaping global norms, legal interoperability, and trust in the digital ecosystem.

GNI Statement on the Reauthorization of Section 702 of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - Global Network Initiative Section 702 carries serious implications for people, companies, & governance frameworks around the world.

🇺🇸 GNI is concerned about the possibility that legislators may miss another opportunity to enact meaningful privacy-protecting reforms as part of the impending reauthorization of Section 702 of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-statemen...

MAP-AI Submits Oral Inputs to the Informal Stakeholder Consultation on the Global Dialogue on AI Governance - Global Network Initiative The Multistakeholder Approaches to Participation in AI Governance (MAP-AI) initiative - launched by the Global Network Initiative (GNI) and the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law Univ...

MAP-AI submits oral inputs to the informal consultation on the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance

Calling for:
⚖ Human rights–centered AI governance
🤝🏾 Real multistakeholder participation
🛠️ Global Majority leadership
💬 From dialogue → accountability

🔗: globalnetworkinitiative.org/map-ai-submi...

GNI Calls for Action-Oriented, Rights-Based WSIS Forum 2026 - Global Network Initiative The Global Network Initiative has submitted recommendations to the WSIS Open Consultation Process, calling for the WSIS Forum 2026 to shift from dialogue to implementation, with a stronger focus on hu...

GNI calls for an action-oriented, rights-based #WSISForum 2026

Priorities:
⚖️Human rights at the core
🌐 Meaningful connectivity
🤝 Stronger multistakeholder participation
🌎 Global Majority inclusion
From negotiation → implementation

Read more: globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-calls-fo...

GNI Welcomes New Academic Members: Alexander Hohlfeld, Dan Arnaudo and Jen Weedon - Global Network Initiative GNI is pleased to welcome Alexander Hohlfeld, Dan Arnaudo and Jen Weedon to its academic constituency as members.

We’re excited to welcome three new academic members to GNI: @alhohlfeld.bsky.social , Daniel Arnaudo, and Jen Weedon, each bringing valuable expertise to our work on human rights, platform governance, and AI accountability.

Read more here: globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-welcomes...

Reflections from ICANN85: Looking Ahead After the WSIS+20 Review - Global Network Initiative At ICANN85, the Global Network Initiative (GNI) co-hosted a session with the ICANN Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) and Global Partners Digital (GPD) to reflect on what the WSIS+20 process reve...

At #ICANN85 in Mumbai, India, GNI with NCSG and Global Partners Digital reflected on what comes next for global digital governance.

Key question: In this new phase, how do we continue to make multistakeholderism work in practice?

Reflections: globalnetworkinitiative.org/reflections-...

Our submission highlights how these risks threaten freedom of expression, association and privacy, and how fragmented regulations complicate protections. Safeguarding HRDs in today’s digital environment requires coordinated efforts from companies, civil society, and policymakers.

HRDs face threats from online surveillance, targeted harassment, AI-enabled misinformation & sensitive data exposure. Government measures like internet shutdowns, social media blocking & broad cybercrime laws further restricts their safety, often without transparency or recourse.

GNI Submission to OHCHR's Consultation on Protecting Human Rights Defenders in the Digital Age - Global Network Initiative Digital technologies have transformed the work and nature of threats faced by human rights defenders.

GNI welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the OHCHR's consultation on protecting human rights defenders (HRDs) in the digital age. globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-submissi...
Digital tools empower HRDs to communicate widely, document violations in real time, and amplify advocacy efforts.

As the momentum for the AI Summits swing from New Delhi to Geneva, with Switzerland set to host in 2027, critical questions emerge on Summit architectures and the future of AI Summits!

GNI is concerned because these shutdowns fail to achieve security goals, disrupt access to emergency info and essential services, harm small businesses and investor confidence, and hinder digital growth—while sustainable platform governance offers a better path forward.

JOURNAL PARLE RSI GLOBAL NEWS - MERCREDI 25 FEVRIER 2026 YouTube video by RSI - RADIO SENEGAL

🇬🇦 GNI's Samaya Anjum spoke with Mamadou Thior on Senegal National Radio, discussing the temporary social media blocks in Gabon.
Watch the full YouTube broadcast here: youtu.be/UZEOtmxErvQ?...

Shaping the UN Cybercrime Convention: Human Rights at a Crossroads - Global Network Initiative This article has been republished from The DIRECTIONS blog by EU Cyber Direct.

🇺🇳 The UN Cybercrime Convention is now open for signature, but its real impact will depend on human rights-aligned implementation. In a new blog for EU Cyber Direct, GNI's Jason Pielemeier, Elonnai Hickok, & Samaya Anjum reflect on its promise & perils: globalnetworkinitiative.org/shaping-the-...

The WSIS+20 Review assessed progress toward the original WSIS vision: a people-centered, inclusive, development-oriented Information Society. As implementation begins, civil society will be key to ensuring commitments turn into concrete action.

The series is part of a year-long project by GNI & Global Partners Digital, supported by the inaugural ICANN Grant Program, working with civil society partners across Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India, Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania & Zambia.

Looking Back: Tracking National Positions in the WSIS+20 Review - Global Network Initiative Project partners reflect on how the WSIS+20 review unfolded on a national level.

How did the WSIS+20 Review unfold at the national level—and how did country positions evolve?
Our new blog series explores insights from 8 countries:
globalnetworkinitiative.org/looking-back...

Our #MAPAI Initiative Advisor, Alexandra Reeve Givens,
shares with us the vision of the Initiative, and the value of meaningful participation and elevation of underrepresented perspectives for Global AI Governance.

#Multistakeholderism #GlobalSouth #GNI #CCG #IndiaAIImpactSummit

• Participation must translate into influence • Global South leadership must shape global norms

These insights point toward governance that is contextual, participatory, and grounded in lived realities.
📄 Read the full document: globalnetworkinitiative.org/map-ai/the-r...

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The newly released MAP-AI Insights Document highlights why:
• Access must go beyond models to infrastructure and power
• Social good must be a core objective — not a by-product
• Language inclusion is foundational
• Gig workers in AI value chains need protections

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AI governance cannot be built in a vacuum. Ahead of the AI Impact Summit, GNI and CCG-NLUD convened multistakeholder dialogues across 4 continents to surface perspectives from communities living AI’s impacts first, particularly in the Global South.

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Multistakeholder Approaches to Participation in AI Governance (MAP-AI) - CCGDELHI Multistakeholder Approaches to Participation in AI Governance (MAP-AI)

This event is organised by CCG and GNI on the sidelines of the #IndiaAIImpactSummit as part of our #MAPAI Initiative.
For more on MAP-AI: ccgdelhi.org/event/map-ai...
Stay tuned for more details in the coming days!
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#CCG #GNI #GlobalSouth #DigitalRights #ResponsibleAI

#EventAnnouncement
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#IndiaAIImpactSummit #MAPAI #CCG #GNI #GlobalSouth #DigitalRights #ResponsibleAI

For more on MAP-AI: globalnetworkinitiative.org/map-ai/

Stay tuned for more details in the coming days!
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#MAPAI #CCG #GNI #IndiaAIImpactSummit #AIGovernance #Multistakeholderism #GlobalSouth #DigitalRights #ResponsibleAI

The ‘Reinforcements & Learning: Multistakeholder Convening on AI Governance’ convening brings together governments, companies, academics, think tanks, civil society, and researchers in a collaborative space for dialogue and exchange on key topics related to the Summit.
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#EventAnnouncement
As part of the #MAPAI Initiative, CCG and GNI
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#CCG #GNI #AIGovernance #Multistakeholderism #GlobalSouth #DigitalRights #ResponsibleAI

GNI Welcomes New Members: the Center for the Study of Organized Hate, Digital Rights Nepal, and Hashtag Generation - Global Network Initiative GNI is pleased to welcome three new members to its civil society constituency.

GNI is pleased to welcome the Center for the Study of Organized Hate, Digital Rights Nepal, and Hashtag Generation to its civil society constituency as members. globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-welcomes...

We welcome this important step toward more inclusive and rights-respecting AI governance. Initiatives like MAP-AI help ensure civil society and Global South perspectives are not an afterthought, but a core part of how AI frameworks are shaped and implemented.
Looking forward to the Summit in Delhi ⬇️

As we head towards the hashtag#IndiaAIImpactSummit, here’s a recap of our past events under our ongoing #MAPAI project over the past few months in the lead-up to the Impact Summit.

#Multistakeholderism #AIGovernance #CCG #GNI

Introducing #MAPAI by the Centre for Communication Governance and Global Network Initiative! Through MAP-AI, we are bringing together a range of civil society and academic experts at the #IndiaAIImpactSummit and creating opportunities for them to share their critical perspectives and inputs!

Stitching AI Governance Together: Measure Twice, Cut Once - Global Network Initiative As organizations that have been working to enable meaningful civil society participation and multistakeholder collaboration in tech governance for close to two decades, CCG and GNI are excited to help...

More insights coming soon from our Delhi MAP-AI programming and pre-Summit conversations 💬 📷

Read the blog:

globalnetworkinitiative.org/stitching-ai...

#MAPAI #AIGovernance #Multistakeholderism #GlobalSouth #DigitalRights #ResponsibleAI #GNI #CCG #IndiaAIImpactSummit