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Socio-economic cost of internet shutdowns is rising

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INTERNATIONAL

US-based digital rights watchdog Access Now recorded more internet shutdown events in 2023 than ever before. US-based non-profit Internet Society Pulse suggests that this trend…

Internet shutdowns return to pre-pandemic trends

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INT

INT: Internet shutdowns return to pre-pandemic trends

Internet shutdowns fuel digital authoritarianism

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INT

Internet shutdowns are returning to pre-pandemic levels across all major developing regions

Cameroon's government will resist anglophone demands

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CAMEROON

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…

Internet shutdowns raise risks across Global South

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INT

Governments across the developing world are regularly shutting down online communication to restore political control

Tech will heavily shape Myanmar’s internal conflict

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MYANMAR

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…

Internet shutdowns in Africa may become entrenched

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AFRICA

Authoritarian governments are increasingly blocking or restricting internet access to suppress domestic dissent

Political value of social media will rise in Africa

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AFRICA

Relatively low internet penetration rates (an average of 40% across the continent) and stark differences in digital access within and across states mask social media’s increasing…

Social media will be key Nigerian poll battleground

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NIGERIA

Nigerian social media.

Belarus unrest puts IT sector at risk

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BELARUS

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…