The Cost of Internet Shutdowns
This blogpost explains the costs of internet shutdowns during exams in the Arabic-speaking region. It is part of …
Disastrous ‘solutions’ to save Lebanon’s telecom sector
The Lebanese government has just approved two disastrous decisions, proposed by the Minister of Communications, Johnny Corm, that …
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Mobile Services at the Lebanese-Syrian Border: Outages and Clashing Networks
In 2022, the Lebanese mobile network remains largely disrupted by power outages due to the shortage of diesel …
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Internet Access in Sudan is of Unprecedented Importance
Internet services have been partially restored in Sudan after a 20-day shutdown following the coup led by the …
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Yemen: The Race for Censorship
As the war in Yemen rages on, and while the country is witnessing the world’s worst humanitarian crisis …
Sudan: No Internet Shutdown Can Cure Corruption [Opinion]
The first official exam leak in Sudan occurred in 2003, when mobile phone features were very limited and …
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Military-Controlled Telecom Sector and Internet Shutdowns in Sudan
Sudanese authorities suspended internet services across the country last September, under the pretext of preventing cheating during the …
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#NoExamShutdown: 4 MENA countries shut down the internet so far “to fight cheating”!
This year, governments in the Middle East and North Africa have continued to shut down and throttle the …
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