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  <title><![CDATA[CircleID]]></title>
  <link>https://circleid.com/topics/policy_regulation</link>
  <description>CircleID - Policy & Regulation</description>
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  <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[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[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[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>
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      <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[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[Iran-Linked Cyberattacks Expose Fragility of America’s Industrial Nerve System]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/iran&#45;linked&#45;cyberattacks&#45;expose&#45;fragility&#45;of&#45;americas&#45;industrial&#45;nerve&#45;system</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://circleid.com/posts/iran&#45;linked&#45;cyberattacks&#45;expose&#45;fragility&#45;of&#45;americas&#45;industrial&#45;nerve&#45;system</guid>

      <description><![CDATA[Iran-linked hackers infiltrated US industrial control systems, disrupting energy and water infrastructure. The attacks highlight systemic vulnerabilities in internet-connected devices and signal an enduring cyber threat despite easing geopolitical tensions.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-10T12:41:00-07:00</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>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://circleid.com/posts/china&#45;and&#45;the&#45;geopolitics&#45;of&#45;africas&#45;6.2&#45;million&#45;ipv4&#45;addresses</guid>

      <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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      <title><![CDATA[Modernizing the Registry: How LAC-2025-5 Addresses the Reality of IPv4 Scarcity]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/modernizing&#45;the&#45;registry&#45;how&#45;lac&#45;2025&#45;5&#45;addresses&#45;the&#45;reality&#45;of&#45;ipv4&#45;scarcity</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://circleid.com/posts/modernizing&#45;the&#45;registry&#45;how&#45;lac&#45;2025&#45;5&#45;addresses&#45;the&#45;reality&#45;of&#45;ipv4&#45;scarcity</guid>

      <description><![CDATA[LACNIC's LAC-2025-5 proposal formalises IPv4 sub-assignments, bringing grey-market leasing into a framework, easing scarcity pressures, improving registry accuracy, and lowering barriers for smaller providers while preserving incentives to adopt IPv6, across Latin America and Caribbean.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-10T12:03:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Fractured Web: How Internet Fragmentation Threatens Our Connected World]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;fractured&#45;web&#45;how&#45;internet&#45;fragmentation&#45;threatens&#45;our&#45;connected&#45;world</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As governments, firms and engineers reshape networks, the internet is fragmenting into rival systems. Interoperability erodes, raising costs, curbing rights and weakening resilience, with global growth, innovation and cooperation increasingly at risk.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-10T11:54:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Kinetic Frontier: Lessons From Geopolitical Violence and the Bunkerization of AI Infrastructure]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;kinetic&#45;frontier&#45;lessons&#45;from&#45;geopolitical&#45;violence&#45;and&#45;the&#45;bunkerization&#45;of&#45;ai&#45;infrastructure</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kinetic attacks on Gulf data centres expose the cloud's physical fragility, recasting AI infrastructure as strategic targets and accelerating bunkerisation, while outdated data laws leave firms choosing between legal compliance and digital survival.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-08T12:45:00-07:00</dc:date>
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