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Record Number of Countries Blocked the Internet in Blackouts in 2022
Governments in 35 countries shut down the internet for a record total of at least 185 times in 2022 alone, a new study shows. The New York-based watchdog group, Access Now, published the report on Tuesday noting that the rate of online shutdowns has not only skyrocketed but is lasting longer and are often targeting…
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Obama Has A Plan To End America’s Internet Access Inequality Problem
“Today, high speed broadband is not a luxury, it’s a necessity,” US President Obama said earlier this year. Yet home internet access is still an extravagance out of reach for many Americans. Today, the White House announced a program designed to change that.