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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>2026-09-22T18:08:00+00:00</dc:date>

  
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      <title><![CDATA[Africa Is Adopting AI but Who Is Governing the Risks?]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/africa&#45;is&#45;adopting&#45;ai&#45;but&#45;who&#45;is&#45;governing&#45;the&#45;risks</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[African institutions are adopting AI across public services and business, but effective deployment requires governance structures that address cybersecurity, accountability, procurement, digital sovereignty, regulatory coordination and institutional capacity.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-28T13:35:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[SpaceX Wants to End Rural Broadband Subsidies]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/spacex&#45;wants&#45;to&#45;end&#45;rural&#45;broadband&#45;subsidies</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[SpaceX argues that Starlink makes rural broadband subsidies obsolete, but questions about speed, universal availability, voice service and affordability complicate its case for eliminating high-cost Universal Service Fund support.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-28T11:02:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[EU Cyber Resilience Act Costs and Economic Impact]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/eu&#45;cyber&#45;resilience&#45;act&#45;costs&#45;and&#45;economic&#45;impact</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The EU Cyber Resilience Act faces questions over its economic impact as third-party estimates point to substantial compliance costs, competitive pressures and unresolved concerns about whether its requirements meet established proportionality and competition norms.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-24T11:15:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[EU Sets Sustainability Labels for Larger Data Centers]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/eu&#45;sets&#45;sustainability&#45;labels&#45;for&#45;larger&#45;data&#45;centers</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The European Commission has adopted an A-to-G sustainability rating system for larger data centers, grading energy and water efficiency as EU computing demand grows and regulators consider binding performance standards.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-22T08:52:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Governance Theater: Why the gTLD Expansion Program Is a Lose-Lose Proposition]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/governance&#45;theater&#45;why&#45;the&#45;gtld&#45;expansion&#45;program&#45;is&#45;a&#45;lose&#45;lose&#45;proposition</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[ICANN's gTLD expansion program is structured to collect fees regardless of outcomes, leaving brand, portfolio and single-string applicants bearing financial risk while accountability mechanisms offer little meaningful remedy when the process fails.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-18T08:34:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada Plans Sovereign Broadband Backbone With New Fibre Investment Incentive]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/canada&#45;plans&#45;sovereign&#45;broadband&#45;backbone&#45;with&#45;new&#45;fibre&#45;investment&#45;incentive</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ottawa plans to help finance a national broadband backbone with direct links to Europe and Asia, while new tax incentives aim to spur fibre investment and strengthen Canadian control over critical digital infrastructure.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-16T09:40:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two Years After His Arrest, Pavel Durov Wants to Run His Own Registry]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/two&#45;years&#45;after&#45;his&#45;arrest&#45;pavel&#45;durov&#45;wants&#45;to&#45;run&#45;his&#45;own&#45;registry</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Telegram says it has applied for .gram, potentially giving a billion users DNS addresses while putting its governance, abuse controls, legal exposure and infrastructure under scrutiny as ICANN prepares to reveal applications.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-15T10:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[auDA Moves to Tighten .com.au and .net.au Eligibility: What the Coming Changes Mean for Registrants]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/auda&#45;moves&#45;to&#45;tighten&#45;domain&#45;name&#45;eligibility</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[auDA has approved in principle tighter .com.au and .net.au eligibility rules that would limit registrations to domains matching a registrant's business name or Australian trademark, with implementation details and timing still pending.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-15T08:48:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Project Jake: A New Model for Domain Registration Data Disclosure]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/project&#45;jake&#45;a&#45;new&#45;model&#45;for&#45;domain&#45;registration&#45;data&#45;disclosure</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://circleid.com/posts/project&#45;jake&#45;a&#45;new&#45;model&#45;for&#45;domain&#45;registration&#45;data&#45;disclosure</guid>

      <description><![CDATA[Project Jake proposes a voluntary, group-based framework for domain registration data disclosure, giving registrars and registries control over access while establishing standardized agreements, requester validation and sensitivity levels to balance privacy with legitimate data needs.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-14T08:54:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Building Digital Operations Across Borders: Regulation, Security &amp; Internet Governance]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/building&#45;digital&#45;operations&#45;across&#45;borders&#45;regulation&#45;security&#45;internet&#45;governance</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Building a technology operation in India showed that regulation, governance, security, people and technology work best as one operating environment, with compliance, access controls and local autonomy designed in from the outset.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-11T07:34:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Reporting Gap: What Happens Between a DNS Abuse Complaint and a Takedown]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;reporting&#45;gap&#45;what&#45;happens&#45;between&#45;a&#45;dns&#45;abuse&#45;complaint&#45;and&#45;a&#45;takedown</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[DNS abuse enforcement can stop abusive domains and drive systemic registrar reforms, but reporting barriers, inconsistent response times, and poorly documented complaints leave many phishing sites active before actionable cases ever reach enforcement.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-10T08:51:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Caribbean-Born Niel Harper Joins ICANN Board, Sets Out Priorities in Q&amp;A]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/caribbean&#45;born&#45;niel&#45;harper&#45;joins&#45;icann&#45;board</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://circleid.com/posts/caribbean&#45;born&#45;niel&#45;harper&#45;joins&#45;icann&#45;board</guid>

      <description><![CDATA[Barbados-born cybersecurity specialist Niel Harper joins ICANN's board in October, aiming to strengthen Latin American and Caribbean participation, improve DNS security and abuse mitigation, and expand developing-economy access to the next gTLD round.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-10T08:42:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[FCC Moves to Open 1,050 MHz of Spectrum to Satellite Broadband]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/fcc&#45;moves&#45;to&#45;open&#45;1050&#45;mhz&#45;of&#45;spectrum&#45;to&#45;satellite&#45;broadband</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://circleid.com/posts/fcc&#45;moves&#45;to&#45;open&#45;1050&#45;mhz&#45;of&#45;spectrum&#45;to&#45;satellite&#45;broadband</guid>

      <description><![CDATA[The FCC plans to open 1,050 MHz in the 12.7 GHz and 42 GHz bands to expanded satellite use, adding capacity for broadband, mobile connectivity, inter-satellite links and ground networks.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-09T13:26:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[ICANN Accountability Without gTLD Remedies Is Just Documentation]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/accountability&#45;without&#45;remedy&#45;is&#45;just&#45;documentation</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Past gTLD disputes show applicants can win ICANN accountability rulings without obtaining the contested string, raising a critical question for 2026 applicants about whether expanded review mechanisms can deliver meaningful remedies.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-09T12:55:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[When a Link Becomes a Border: The Quiet Geopolitics of Internet Access]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/when&#45;a&#45;link&#45;becomes&#45;a&#45;border&#45;the&#45;quiet&#45;geopolitics&#45;of&#45;internet&#45;access</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://circleid.com/posts/when&#45;a&#45;link&#45;becomes&#45;a&#45;border&#45;the&#45;quiet&#45;geopolitics&#45;of&#45;internet&#45;access</guid>

      <description><![CDATA[A LinkedIn short-link anomaly in Iran reveals how sanctions, corporate compliance and geolocation controls can translate geopolitical boundaries into infrastructure-level restrictions, creating an Internet that remains globally connected while becoming functionally unequal.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-05T11:15:00-07:00</dc:date>
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