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Authorities in Myanmar cut the internet to vast swathes of the country during its coup
NetBlocks, an organization that monitors internet freedom, said Myanmar's telecommunications starte…
Sinéad Baker
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Venezuela's Maduro has been blacking out social media - and sometimes the whole internet - to stifle its US-backed opposition
Venezuela's Special Action Force (FAES), which experts say reports directly to Maduro, have also be…
Alexandra Ma
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Myanmar's internet shut down as protestors flooded the streets. The military coup leaders sought to shut down Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter earlier this week.
Leaders of the military coup in Myanmar shut down the country's internet, after asking providers to…
Kevin Shalvey
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Myanmar's military regime shuts down broadband Internet service in the country
Myanmar's military regime has shut down broadband Internet service as protests over the coup contin…
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Kazakhstan shut down the internet as violent fuel-price protests rock the country and force out the government
The government has resigned and protesters have managed to get armoured vehicles to retreat as prot…
Sinéad Baker
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Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was disconnected from the grid for the first time in its history amid nearby fighting, state operator says
Thursday's incident is the latest instance where nearby conflict caused problems at the Zaporizhzhi…
Jake Epstein
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Protests broke out over the Belarusan presidential election and the country's internet went down
Opponents have accused the president of rigging votes as he sought reelection after 26 years of rule
Inyoung Choi
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Elon Musk said Starlink will request exemptions from Iran sanctions to provide internet services amid anti-government protests after a woman died in police custody
People in Iran have been reporting network disruptions amid protests over the death of a 22-year-ol…
Huileng Tan
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The Myanmar military blocked Facebook for the sake of 'stability' after activists began mobilizing on the platform
Myanmar's state-owned telecom company blocked Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp on Thurs…
Bill Bostock
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Iraq blacked out the internet for 70% of the country and blocked social media to try to quell deadly anti-corruption protests
Violence from the protest in Baghdad on Wednesday also spilled over into the "Green Zone" - a neutr…
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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Russian government websites including ones for the Kremlin and the legislature — went dark after cyberattacks target Ukraine
The Kremlin's website and that of the Russian Federal Assembly's lower house — or State Duma …
Jake Epstein
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Kazakhstan president says he has ordered troops to shoot to kill protesters without warning
Nationwide protests over fuel prices have taken place in Kazakhstan, resulting in dozens of deaths …
Sinéad Baker
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Government-imposed internet blackouts cost the global economy $8 billion in 2019, and 2020 could be even worse
Often governments cite public safety as a reason for shutting off the internet, or curbing the spre…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Russia's economy already lost $860 million this year because the government keeps shutting down the internet
The economic cost of blocking websites reflects lost work productivity, investments, and opportunit…
Jason Lalljee
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A YouTuber documenting deadly protests in Iraq posted a video that appeared to show a rocket-propelled grenade flying just past his head
Live gunfire met protesters in Baghdad on Sunday, resulting in 10 deaths. The total death toll sinc…
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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Putin's social media ban cost Russia's economy more than $4 billion last year
Russia experienced 1,353 hours of internet disruption last year, which cost its economy $4.02 billi…
Jennifer Sor
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Iran has been cut off from the internet for almost 72 hours
Iran's government announced Friday that it was rationing fuel and increasing its price, citing econ…
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Kazakhstan says 164 were killed in a week of bloody protests only quelled after the threat to shoot demonstrators on sight and the arrival of Russian troops
Protests in the Central Asian country began with fuel prices, and then became an uprising against t…
Bethany Dawson
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants US firms to beam the internet to Cubans via satellite during historic protests
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Tuesday that he would make "some calls" to encourage businesses t…
Anna Cooban
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Elon Musk says Starlink satellite service is activated in Ukraine, where the Russian invasion has caused internet disruptions
A Ukrainian government official tweeted at Musk on Saturday, asking him to provide Starlink termina…