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Rights Group Launches Encryption App to Help Iranians Survive Internet Crackdowns

09.10.21

By Mohammed Rasool
Tech

Internet Shutdowns Don’t Help Authoritarians Stop Protests

09.07.20

By Chris Baraniuk
Pulse

People in Myanmar Don’t Know About Coronavirus Because the Government Blocked the Internet

06.19.20

By David Gilbert
Pulse

How Internet Shutdowns Became a Weapon of Repression

01.22.20

By Milena Mikael-Debass
The Reserve Bank of India Just Launched an App to Help the Visually Impaired Identify Currency Notes

01.02.20

By Shamani Joshi
A Look at India’s Decade: From the Rise of Fake News to a Drop in Happiness Levels

12.26.19

By Katharina Buchholz (Statista) X VICE India
Here’s Why Internet Shutdowns During Protests Should Worry Everyone

12.18.19

By Pallavi Pundir
Pulse

WhatsApp Is Kicking Kashmiris Out of Their Accounts

12.05.19

By David Gilbert
Pulse

Here’s What Happened in Iran While the Government Strangled the Internet

11.21.19

By David Gilbert
Pulse

Zimbabwe’s brutal crackdown has shattered hope for peace after Mugabe

02.03.19

By Ben Ferguson and Alex Campbell
Pulse

More governments want to kill access to Twitter and Facebook. Here’s how to beat them.

03.01.17

By Milena Mikael-Debass

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