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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

The splinternet: how online shutdowns are getting cheaper and easier to impose

During the height of Iran's blackout in January, people could still access a platform that, in some senses, was like the internet. Iranians could message family members on a government-monitored app and watch clips of Manchester United on a Farsi-language video-sharing site. They could read state news and use a local navigation service. What they couldn't do was check international headlines about thousands of people being killed by government forces during one of the bloodiest weeks in recent Iranian history.
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fromFast Company
2 months ago
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How U.S. tech built China's surveillance state in Nepal

Chinese surveillance technology spreads to over 150 countries, enabling authoritarian control by turning cameras, algorithms, and data into force multipliers.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago
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US tech enabled China's surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the price

Chinese surveillance technology, often built using U.S.-origin tools and services, is exported globally, enabling digital authoritarianism and suppressing dissent.
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