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Internet Shutdowns

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Stakes turn deadly as Iran’s government threatens the phone apps aiding protesters
Rayan El Amine
30 Sep
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Uzbekistan blacks out internet to quell dissent
Frankie Vetch
26 Jul
Authoritarian Tech
Internet shutdowns gain popularity, and obscurity
Mariam Kiparoidze
4 Feb
Authoritarian Tech
Kazakhstan shut down its internet. These programmers opened a backdoor
Katia Patin
27 Jan
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In Cuba, a geriatric government switches off a wave of youthful infoactivism
Erica Hellerstein
30 Jul, 2021
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Cuba darkens its internet during biggest protests in decades
Burhan Wazir
12 Jul, 2021
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Across Africa, internet blackouts loom over elections
Erica Hellerstein
9 Apr, 2021
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Digital rights activists fear internet blackouts as voting kicks off in the Republic of the Congo
Erica Hellerstein
18 Mar, 2021
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Myanmar military’s internet shutdowns are destroying businesses
Burhan Wazir
24 Feb, 2021
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Myanmar prepares for military to ratchet up control of the internet
Burhan Wazir
3 Feb, 2021