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Government-imposed internet shutdowns impacted 1.9 billion people in first half of 2022

Network World

Internet shutdowns by governments across the world impacted 1.89 A recent report compiled by VPN service provider Surfshark found there were 66 state-mandated internet blackouts imposed across six countries and territories during the period: Burkina Faso, India, Jammu and Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and Sudan.

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Internet shutdowns by governments have ‘proliferated at a truly alarming pace’

The Verge

The number of government-led internet shutdowns has exploded over the last decade as states seek to stifle dissent and protest by limiting citizens’ access to the web. The first significant internet shutdown took place in Egypt in 2011, as a response to protests against then-president Hosni Mubarak. billion.

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Indian Government Tells Starlink to Stop Selling Satellite Internet Until It Gets a License to Do So

Gizmodo

The Indian government didn’t mince words in a recent message to Elon Musk’s Starlink: Get a license before offering satellite internet services in the country. Read more.

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Act now to save the open internet, says Internet Governance Commission

Computer Weekly

The future of the internet is at risk from multiple scenarios, and quick action is needed to protect it, says the Internet Governance Commission

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Open Source & Open Standards: Navigating the Intricacies of a Symbiotic Partnership

Speaker: Guy Martin, Executive Director of OASIS Open

Our worldwide society has continued to operate and thrive due to foundational technologies like the Internet. The role of foundations/consortiums in providing neutral open governance. The COVID-19 global pandemic has raised the already bright visibility of technology to an even higher level.

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Enrollments for federal low-income Internet subsidy program to end

ComputerWorld IT Management

A US government program that subsidizes fees for Internet service for low-income households will stop taking enrollments Thursday and could shut down by April, leaving people who depend on the service for remote employment without a way to pay for broadband access. ET on Feb. To read this article in full, please click here

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Enrollments for federal low-income Internet subsidy program to end

Computerworld Vertical IT

A US government program that subsidizes fees for Internet service for low-income households will stop taking enrollments Thursday and could shut down by April, leaving people who depend on the service for remote employment without a way to pay for broadband access. ET on Feb. To read this article in full, please click here