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French internet governance forum to meet in Villejuif on November 3

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:51:03 GMT

The FGI France 2026 forum, co-organized by Internet Society France, will gather government, industry and civil society figures at Efrei in Villejuif on 3 November 2026 to discuss digital sovereignty, AI and internet governance ahead of 2027 elections.

Source: isoc.fr

ICANN and UNESCO open call for proposals for UA Day 2027

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:52:49 GMT

ICANN and UNESCO are accepting event proposals for Universal Acceptance Day 2027, running events between 25 March and 30 May 2027 to promote multilingual domain names and email addresses worldwide. The call for proposals is open from 8 October to 20 November 2026.

Source: icann.org

Quad9 resists French pirate-site blocking order, faces huge daily fines from beIN

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:40:29 GMT

Swiss DNS resolver Quad9 has not blocked any of the 58 domains a Paris court ordered it to restrict for French users, prompting broadcaster beIN Sports to seek penalties of up to €580,000 per day.

Source: torrentfreak.com

New US site-blocking bill targets ISPs and DNS resolvers, exempts VPNs

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:39:20 GMT

Senator Thom Tillis and Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced the DEFEND IP Act, a bicameral bill letting copyright holders obtain court orders to block foreign pirate sites via large ISPs and public DNS resolvers like Cloudflare, while exempting VPN services.

Source: torrentfreak.com

CENTR publishes simplification checklist for EU ccTLD rules

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:11:43 GMT

CENTR released a Simplification Checklist outlining principles it wants applied to EU legislation affecting ccTLD registries. The document was presented at CENTR’s 2026 General Assembly Policy Session to Thibaut Kleiner, Director at the European Commission’s DG CNECT. It covers cybersecurity, consumer protection, data protection, business data access, electronic identification, registry roles and Better Regulation, urging legal clarity ahead of the EU’s Digital Fitness Check.

Source: CENTR

AFRINIC names Mike Silber as incoming CEO from January 2027

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:49:41 GMT

AFRINIC's board has appointed Mike Silber, a South African lawyer and former ICANN board member, as CEO designate starting January 1, 2027, pending approval by the court-appointed receiver overseeing the troubled African regional internet registry.

Source: domainbrief.de

LACNIC to fill three board seats in upcoming election

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:43:37 GMT

LACNIC, the regional internet registry for Latin America and the Caribbean, is holding elections to fill three vacant board seats. Nominations for candidates can be submitted until September 9, according to domainbrief.de. The election itself will run from November 3 to November 10. The outcome will shape leadership of the organization responsible for managing internet number resources across the region.

Source: domainbrief.de