カテゴリー: Internet
Not enough support for freed victims, say aid agencies, with growing numbers sleeping on the streets, unable to travel home without passports or moneyCharities and aid workers have called for urgent international government support for victims of sout…
Iran has shown how plausible blackouts now are, with far-reaching consequences for the internet as we know itDuring the height of Iran’s blackout in January, people could still access a platform that, in some senses, was like the internet.Iranians coul…
The technologies include facial recognition tools used on Uyghurs in western China, say expertsIran’s architecture of internet control is built on technologies from China, according to an analysis published by a British human rights organisation.The re…
A new feature on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter allows users to see the location of other accounts. It has resulted in a firestorm of recriminationsWhen X rolled out a new feature revealing the locations of popular accounts, the co…
For 48 hours Afghanistan had been cut off from mobile and internet services in a Taliban-imposed shutdownJust before nightfall on Wednesday, the near-deserted streets of Afghanistan’s capital suddenly filled with people – mobile phones everywhere had p…
From the safety of Australia, I watch in despair as my loved ones in Kabul navigate this digital darkness – a calculated effort to silence dissent The internet was my lifeline, a slender thread connecting me from Australia to my family in Afghanistan, …
Taliban authorities cut fibre-optic network in nationwide shutdown of communications to prevent ‘vice’Afghans are living under a near-complete communications blackout after Taliban authorities cut internet and mobile phone services for a second day as …
Telecoms disrupted nationwide after authorities cut fibre-optic connections in several provinces to prevent ‘vice’A huge communications blackout has hit Afghanistan after Taliban authorities began severing fibre-optic connections in several provinces t…
Tens of millions of internet users in China’s Henan denied access to five times more websites than usualChina’s authorities appear to have implemented an enhanced version of the country’s internet censorship regime in the central province of Henan, sub…
Civilian and armed groups in conflict-ridden state of Manipur using SpaceX’s satellite internet, sources sayElon Musk’s satellite-based Starlink – currently unlicensed for use in India – is being used by militant groups in the conflict-ridden state of …
Social media users will need to verify their identities under new decree 147, prompting fears it will undermine expression and expose anonymous dissidentsSocial media users in Vietnam on platforms including Facebook and TikTok will need to verify their…
Ongoing infiltration by Salt Typhoon group has hit US telecoms companies and Trump, Vance and HarrisDemocrats and Republicans have come together in a rare moment of unity to condemn an espionage-driven Chinese infiltration of the US telecommunications …
Coverage with UK-European provider will be in place by end of month, says island’s main telecoms companyTaiwan is expected to have access to low earth orbit satellite internet service by the end of the month, a step the government says is crucial in ca…