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W3C Japan Member Meeting and W3C in Japan 30th Anniversary Ceremony

On 14 May 2026 W3C held its Japan Member Meeting with presentations reflected the latest developments and offered valuable insights into future W3C activities. Following that, it hosted the “W3C in Japan 30th Anniversary Reception” with W3C members and also many alumni who have established shape W3C in Japan over the years.

W3C recognized on the 2026 Forbes Accessibility 200 list

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is honored to be included in the Forbes Accessibility 200 list for 2026 in recognition of the impact that our Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has had on the world.

Age-restrictions on the web and user privacy and safety

In this blog post, W3C CEO Seth Dobbs shares his thoughts about age-restrictions and user privacy on the web — a topic that was at the heart of the October W3C/IAB workshop on Age-Based Restrictions on Content, and recent W3C Members conversations.

2026 Breakouts Day recap

Breakouts Day 2026 was the third edition of W3C’s fully remote community driven information sharing event. In this post we summarize key aspects of the event.

The W3C TAG Meeting in London, March 2026

Earlier this month, the W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG) gathered in London for a multi-day face-to-face meeting. While the TAG meets regularly online, these in-person sessions remain an important part of how the group builds shared understanding, tackles complex architectural questions, and welcomes new members into the work.

Advisory Board publishes Position Statement on AI in Standards Work

Read more about the AB's current thinking on using Large Language Models (LLMs) in the standards process.

Past, present and future: An update on W3C’s Strategic Objectives on the 37th anniversary of the Web proposal

In this blog post, W3C CEO Seth Dobbs celebrates the importance of the web and calls out key initiatives from W3C’s strategic objectives.

2025 World Wide Web Consortium Membership Survey

This post gives a summary of the results of the 2025 World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Membership Survey.

Strengthening Community Engagement at TPAC 2025: looking back at the IE & inclusion Funds

Sylvia Cadena, W3C Chief Development Officer, reports on coordinating the TPAC 2025 inclusion fund and W3C Invited Expert fund, aimed to reduce barriers for participants who are contributing to W3C’s work, and that are part of W3C's effort to strengthen our Community Engagement program.

EPUB and HTML - Survey results and next steps

Mid-2025, the Publishing Maintenance Working Group (PMWG) ran a survey in the publishing community to ask: should we allow HTML in EPUB? The survey results and their discussions were invaluable in helping decide to not add HTML to EPUB 3.4, and to take a new approach on HTML and digital publications.