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  <title><![CDATA[CircleID]]></title>
  <link>https://circleid.com/topics/internet_governance</link>
  <description>CircleID - Internet Governance</description>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:rights>Copyright 2026, unless where otherwise noted.</dc:rights>
  <dc:date>2026-04-30T19:14:00+00:00</dc:date>

  
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      <title><![CDATA[Authority Formation and Legitimacy in Parallel Governance Tracks]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/authority&#45;formation&#45;and&#45;legitimacy&#45;in&#45;parallel&#45;governance&#45;tracks</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Africa's internet governance faces parallel tracks as AFRINIC's community-led reforms unfold alongside a continent-wide blueprint, raising questions over whether legitimacy will stem from participatory processes or increasingly coordinated external alignment.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Building RIPE SEE: A Conversation With Jan Žorž About Community, Trust, and the Work Behind a Regional Event]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/building&#45;ripe&#45;see&#45;a&#45;conversation&#45;with&#45;jan&#45;zhorzh&#45;about&#45;community&#45;trust&#45;and&#45;the&#45;work&#45;behind&#45;a&#45;regional&#45;event</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jan Žorž reflects on SEE RIPE's role in uniting a fragmented region, where trust built through informal exchange now underpins internet resilience and helps align engineers with policymakers as regulatory pressures intensify.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-28T12:58:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran&#8217;s Internet Blackout Hits 60 Days - Deepening Economic Crisis, Two-Tier Access]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/irans&#45;internet&#45;blackout&#45;hits&#45;60&#45;days&#45;deepening&#45;economic&#45;crisis&#45;two&#45;tier&#45;access</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iran's now 60-day internet blackout is inflicting heavy economic losses, disrupting exports and daily life, while a tiered access plan deepens inequality and signals a shift toward tighter state control of digital connectivity.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-28T11:58:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Beyond Connectivity: How Submarine Cable Resilience Dictates Digital Sovereignty in the Age of Fragmented Governance]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/beyond&#45;connectivity&#45;how&#45;submarine&#45;cable&#45;resilience&#45;dictates&#45;digital&#45;sovereignty&#45;in&#45;the&#45;age&#45;of&#45;fragmented&#45;governance</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Subsea cables underpin global data flows, yet resilience, control and deep sea access now define digital sovereignty as governance fragments, hyperscalers consolidate ownership, and states prioritize survivability over efficiency in an increasingly contested geopolitical seabed.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-28T11:25:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trusted Notifier Network (TNN) Core Concept 2: Building a Chain of Indemnity]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/trusted&#45;notifier&#45;network&#45;tnn&#45;core&#45;concept&#45;2&#45;building&#45;a&#45;chain&#45;of&#45;indemnity</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[TNN proposes a contractual chain of indemnity to shift legal risk in global takedowns, replacing patchy statutory protections with enforceable accountability and a fund that makes good-faith action commercially viable for smaller intermediaries.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-27T13:18:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Africa&#8217;s Community Networks Offer a Local Path to Inclusive and Resilient Connectivity]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/africa&#45;community&#45;networks&#45;offer&#45;a&#45;local&#45;path&#45;to&#45;inclusive&#45;and&#45;resilient&#45;connectivity</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Community networks, locally built and governed, are emerging across Africa as cost-effective tools to extend connectivity, bolster digital sovereignty, and improve cyber resilience, despite regulatory, financial, and technical constraints that hinder broader adoption.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-27T13:07:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fixing Geofeed: From Self-Reported Data to Verified Trust]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/fixing&#45;geofeed&#45;from&#45;self&#45;reported&#45;data&#45;to&#45;verified&#45;trust</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Geofeed data, long reliant on unverifiable self-assertions, faces mounting security risks. Integrating RPKI could transform it into a trusted, cryptographically validated infrastructure, strengthening routing integrity, regulatory compliance, and digital sovereignty across an increasingly contested internet.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-21T11:38:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[NOGs at a Crossroads: Confronting the New Demands of Network Operations]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/nogs&#45;at&#45;a&#45;crossroads&#45;confronting&#45;the&#45;new&#45;demands&#45;of&#45;network&#45;operations</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Surging outages and mounting losses are increasingly forcing a rethink of network operations, as NOGs now confront a shift from technical exchange to strategic governance, where resilience, leadership, and institutional influence define the profession's future.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-20T12:17:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The New Space Race for Connectivity: Satellite Internet and Critical Infrastructure]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;new&#45;space&#45;race&#45;for&#45;connectivity&#45;satellite&#45;internet&#45;and&#45;critical&#45;infrastructure</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Satellite internet is from backup to core infrastructure, as LEO constellations, non-terrestrial networks and direct-to-device services reshape connectivity, forcing governments and operators to rethink resilience, sovereignty and the architecture of the internet.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-19T12:59:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[No Safe Harbor: SCOTUS Scuttles the DMCA]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/no&#45;safe&#45;harbor&#45;scotus&#45;scuttles&#45;the&#45;dmca</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[America's Supreme Court, in Cox v Sony, recast online copyright liability, effectively sidelining the DMCA safe harbor and replacing it with a narrow inducement standard that leaves service providers little obligation to meaningfully police infringement.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-17T11:55:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[CaribNOG Enters Its Institutional Era]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/caribnog&#45;enters&#45;its&#45;institutional&#45;era</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[CaribNOG's 32nd forum in Curaçao marks a shift from volunteer roots to institutional structure, as the Caribbean network community formalises programmes, expands research, and positions itself to tackle climate, geopolitical, and infrastructure pressures.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-17T10:46:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Historical Mandate of the RIR System]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;historical&#45;mandate&#45;of&#45;the&#45;rir&#45;system</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;historical&#45;mandate&#45;of&#45;the&#45;rir&#45;system</guid>

      <description><![CDATA[The history of the Regional Internet Registry system shows it was designed as a community-governed framework, not a passive ledger, with legitimacy rooted in delegated authority, open policy development, and multistakeholder coordination from its inception.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-14T11:21:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Afnic Reports Record Year for .fr Domain Names in 2025]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/afnic&#45;reports&#45;record&#45;year&#45;for&#45;.fr&#45;domain&#45;names&#45;in&#45;2025</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Afnic's 2025 review finds .fr registrations at a record 4.3m, with strong new domain creation and steady retention, even as competition from .com and shifting digital trends temper expectations for future growth in 2026 overall.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-13T11:34:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Africa&#8217;s Cybersecurity Problem Has Nothing to Do with Hackers]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/why&#45;africaas&#45;cybersecurity&#45;problem&#45;has&#45;nothing&#45;to&#45;do&#45;with&#45;hackers</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Africa's cybersecurity failures stem less from sophisticated hackers than from insecure system design, weak governance and limited skills, leaving institutions exposed and shifting the challenge from external threats to internal accountability and resilience.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-12T14:17:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[China and the Geopolitics of Africa&#8217;s 6.2 Million IPv4 Addresses]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/china&#45;and&#45;the&#45;geopolitics&#45;of&#45;africas&#45;6.2&#45;million&#45;ipv4&#45;addresses</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[AFRINIC's fight over 6.2 million IPv4 addresses exposes how legal pressure, offshore vehicles and scarcity economics can strip Africa of leverage, turning a technical dispute into a test of sovereignty, institutional resilience and Internet governance.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-10T12:13:00-07:00</dc:date>
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