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16 May 2024 11:06 pm

In 2023: internet shutdowns soar amid unprecedented violence and war

by | 16 May 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Digitalisation, Indigenous knowledge, Information & Communication Technology, Sustainable Development | 0 Comments

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By almost every measure, 2023 was the worst year of internet shutdowns on record. Authorities deliberately interrupted the internet at least 283 times in 39 countries, concealing, enabling, and exacerbating violence, war crimes, attacks on democracy . . . .
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