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Making the power grid 'smart' could save us all money and prevent blackouts. Chattanooga made the $280 million investment.
The electric grid in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is one of the smartest in the nation. It's a peek at t…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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WhatsApp's new feature could help Iranians bypass censors and coordinate protests during government-imposed internet blackouts
WhatsApp's move to offer access to proxy servers aims to dodge the impact of internet shutdowns, wh…
Stephanie Stacey
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Myanmar enters its second year of internet blackout - the longest in the world
Myanmar's government has been battling the Arakan Army (AA), an armed group fighting for the ind…
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As internet connectivity plummets in Gaza, ordinary Palestinians struggle to compete with Israel's narrative of the war
Concerns are rising over Palestinians' ability to share information from inside Gaza due to plummet…
Joshua Zitser
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Suspected Chinese hackers reportedly targeted Indian grid near the Ladakh border
The Indian power grid has reportedly come under attack from Chinese hackers, who targeted the sensi…
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268 million people had their internet shut off by government-imposed blackouts in 2020, up 49% from 2019
Per a report from digital security and rights group Top10VPN, 93 major internet shutdowns took plac…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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The new ‘normal’ in Kashmir has cost nearly half a million jobs — bundhs and internet blackout are breaking businesses
The Narendra Modi government in New Delhi has repeatedly insisted that the situation in Kashmir has…
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Myanmar has had an internet blackout for a year. Some of its citizens still don't know there's a pandemic.
On 21 June 2019, Myanmar imposed an internet blackout on 9 cities and townships.
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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India's blackout and extreme crackdown in Kashmir could ignite a violent uprising
Associated Press An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard near a temporary checkpoint during …
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes
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A major internet outage on Sunday took Hulu, Amazon, and 3.5% of the world's internet traffic with it
The outage comes at a time when Americans are relying on internet access more than ever.
Isabella Jibilian
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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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India officially eliminated Kashmir's flag and constitution as its internet blackout goes into 13th week
The announcement was coupled with a total communications blackout in Jammu and Kashmir, with intern…
Alexandra Ma
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Kashmir's 5-month internet blackout is the longest ever imposed in a democracy - and it's stifling local workers
"The Kashmiris have always felt that they have a distinctive identity, especially the Muslims in th…
Havovi Cooper
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India's top court has declared the record-breaking 159-day-long Kashmir internet blackout illegal
The court also ordered the Indian government to make public all orders on internet shutdowns, which…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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The phone and internet blackout in Kashmir is so total that locals reportedly don't know India rewrote their constitution
Some have been able to bypass the internet ban: India's state-owned BSNL telcom provider sold satel…
Alexandra Ma
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Iranian protesters battle internet censorship and risk crackdowns to post videos from Mahsa Amini rallies
Iranians have maneuvered around internet outages and restrictions on WhatsApp and Instagram, but th…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Internet censorship cost the global economy $5.5 billion in 2021, report says
Myanmar was the most severely impacted nation. It lost an estimated $2.8 billion to internet shutdo…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Trevi Moran became an internet star at 13. After a decade of fame, partying and rehab, she's starting a new chapter.
Since the age of 10, Moran knew she wanted to be a star. But the lifestyle that came with online st…
Lindsay Dodgson
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TikTokers mocked the US congressional hearing against the app, derogatorily calling lawmakers 'boomers' who are 'embarrassing' them in front of the world
TikTokers are calling the politicians "out-of-touch boomers" and criticizing how they're pressing S…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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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…