User Rights & Safety

Every few months, we see another proposal to make the internet safer for children. Whether it is age verification, parental controls, teen accounts or restrictions on certain platform features, the underlying objective is the same – protect children from harmful online experiences. The recently published European Commission report on child safety online continues in the same direction. It is a timely reminder that children deserve better protection in digital spaces. I co

What Herta Security Reveals About Europe's AI Governance and Global Deployments The European Union has positioned the AI Act as the world's first comprehensive legal framework for regulating artificial intelligence. Built around the principles of trust, transparency and fundamental rights, the Act goes beyond managing technological innovation - it defines what Europe considers acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI. Certain AI practices are classified as posing an "unacceptab

The European Commission (EC) recently imposed a fine of EUR 200,000 on Temu under the Digital Services Act (DSA) as one of the largest DSA enforcement actions so far. This was because Temu had not evaluated and mitigated the systemic risks arising from the sale of illegal products on its platform, thereby giving European consumers access to unsafe and illegal products. The case has garnered much discussion, particularly about the shortcomings of Temu and implications for plat

This is a quick overview of what is Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) in the context of dealing with fake news, disinformation and misinformation.

This is about European Commission's findings on Tiktok's addictive design and its level of compliance (or the lack of it) with the Digital Services Act (DSA).

The Digital Services Act (DSA): The Online Accountability Transformative EU Law. - Co-written by Zoya Baig Digital Services Act (DSA) is a landmark regulation embraced by the European Union in order to modernize the digital services, platform, and intermediary operations in the Digital Single Market of the EU. It was formally adopted in 2022 and came into effect in 2023-2024, superseding aspects of the prior e-Commerce Directive and creating EU wide harmonised rules on onlin

In 2026, digital disinformation has moved from the periphery to the mainstream of information ecosystems. What was once confined to sporadic fake news or fringe conspiracy sites is now an industrialized, AI-powered, and deeply varied threat within digital media. The consequences are far-reaching and impacts political stability, commercial credibility, public health, and societal trust.