The 10-hour Internet shutdown event in Pakistan on 8 February 2024 serves as a reminder of the critical role that the Internet plays in daily life.
It’s been three months since the conflict in the Gaza Strip has impacted Internet access for its occupants, with periods of complete telecommunication blackouts. Measuring this impact has been difficult since most Internet statistics cover the Occupied Palestinian Territory, with its two parts, the West Bank and Gaza, as one entity. However, via Cloudflare Radar, IODA, and […]
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Authoritarian regimes often censor websites for those within their borders, threatening free and open communication on the Internet. Measuring what is blocked, how censors operate, and how censorship changes over time is essential to understanding and circumventing these censorship efforts. Unfortunately, it is challenging to measure such things, particularly in countries that restrict researchers’ ability […]
People living and working in regions prone to prolonged Internet shutdowns in India, such as Jammu Kashmir, and Manipur, have devised various ways to access the Internet. Below is a sample of these methods to help others who are dealing with government-enforced Internet shutdowns. Note some of these require pre-planning and setting up before a […]
On 19 July 2023, a video went viral on X (formerly Twitter) showing two women from Manipur’s Kangpokpi district being paraded naked by a mob of hundreds of men. The footage sparked outrage across political spectrums. Netizens voiced their anguish and dismay regarding the treatment of the women as well as the fact that this […]
Earlier this week, a tweet caught our attention noting that Pulse partner, Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI), was showing social media platforms in Ethiopia were now accessible without using a Virtual Private Network (VPN), bringing to an end a 158-day service blocking order by local authorities. As per the Pulse Shutdown Tracker, local authorities […]
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