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INT: Internet firms lack sway over internet shutdowns
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES276567
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Before the pandemic, Africa was the fastest growing continent for developers globally, tech hubs growing by nearly 50% in 2019 alone to exceed 640 by 2020.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263218
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INT: Internet shutdowns return to pre-pandemic trends
Internet shutdowns are returning to pre-pandemic levels across all major developing regions
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-GA269997
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For over a month, the government has imposed an internet shutdown in the largely anglophone regions of Northwest and Southwest Cameroon. This stoppage followed a government…
Governments across the developing world are regularly shutting down online communication to restore political control
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-GA262420
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On the contrary, since May, when the anti-junta National Unity Government (NUG) formed a military wing, fighting has spread nationwide. The most critical arena in the conflict is…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266294
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The IT sector has been an unmitigated success in recent years and formerly coexisted with the government, but internet shutdowns raised operational risks, and the industry's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256766
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Civil society actors routinely use social media to spread content that fuels anti-government sentiment, to organise demonstrations and to document and amplify protest actions…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265016
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The changes follow complaints from the government about the content generated by Gemini on some of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies. While election-related disinformation…