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Mumbai, India (Shutterstock)
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Internet Shutdowns Cost India $2.8B in 2020: Report
A 2020 report by Top10VPN found India to be the country that suffered the most economic damage from internet disruptions.
Mumbai, India (Shutterstock)
By Sandali Handagama
Jan 8, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 8, 2021
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Solana COO Raj Gokal, left, and CEO Anatoly Yakovenko
Markets
Censorship
Blockchain Developers Are Focused on the Wrong Problem
If it's to reach its full potential, the decentralized economy needs to scale censorship resistance, say Solana's CEO and COO.
Solana COO Raj Gokal, left, and CEO Anatoly Yakovenko
By Anatoly YakovenkoRaj Gokal
Dec 30, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 30, 2020
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In India, a Clash of Digital Innovation and Internet Censorship
Among democracies, the Indian government tends to shut down the internet most frequently. Can crypto thrive in this environment?
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By Sandali HandagamaJaspreet Kalra
Nov 25, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 25, 2020
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Belarusian citizens have been protesting for weeks, following the controversial reelection of President Alexander Lukashenko.
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Censorship
Belarus News Media Are Testing Decentralized Tech to Resist Censorship
Belarus media are testing NewNode, a decentralized tech helping resist the government censorship.
Belarusian citizens have been protesting for weeks, following the controversial reelection of President Alexander Lukashenko.
By Anna Baydakova
Oct 2, 2020 at 6:37 p.m. UTC
Oct 2, 2020
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Censorship
How a Hacker Launched a Decentralized Network to Track Internet Censorship
Using free and open-source software, the Open Observatory of Network Interference has built a “decentralized, citizen-led, internet censorship observatory.”
(Markus Spiske/Unsplash)
By Benjamin Powers
Sep 15, 2020 at 8:24 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2020
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Protest rally in Belarus, 2020 / Natallia Rak via Flickr
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Belarus Nonprofit Helps Protestors With Bitcoin Grants
A non-profit by tech entrepreneurs in Belarus is using Bitcoin to help dissidents get around repression and financial monitoring.
Protest rally in Belarus, 2020 / Natallia Rak via Flickr
By Anna Baydakova
Sep 9, 2020 at 6:21 p.m. UTC
Sep 9, 2020
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Coinbase
Venezuela Blocks Access to Coinbase and Remittance Service MercaDolar
Venezuela has blocked access to Coinbase and MercaDolar, cryptocurrency and fiat remittance platforms respectively, alongside two VPN providers.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Sep 9, 2020 at 2:31 a.m. UTC
Sep 9, 2020
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Censorship
Russia Is Blocking Bitcoin-Related Websites Again
Russian internet censorship agency Roskomnadzor has persuaded a court to block various crypto sites including a popular bitcoin OTC data provider.
(Laura Coste/Shutterstock)
By Anna Baydakova
Aug 27, 2020 at 1:18 p.m. UTC
Aug 27, 2020
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Protestors on the streets in Belarus after the 2020 presidential election. (YouTube)
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Censorship
Belarus Is Back Online, With Lessons About Censorship Resistance
What do you do if your country unplugs the internet? Satellite and mesh networks are possible future solutions, but they have technical and political limitations.
Protestors on the streets in Belarus after the 2020 presidential election. (YouTube)
By Anna Baydakova
Aug 13, 2020 at 7:24 p.m. UTC
Aug 13, 2020
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Incumbent Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory Sunday night, but protestors and his opposition both claim the vote was rigged. (Serge Serebro, Vitebsk Popular News/Wikimedia Commons)
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VPN Usage Surges as Belarus Remains Offline
People in Belarus are discovering anti-censorship tools as the country experiences a major internet outage
Incumbent Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory Sunday night, but protestors and his opposition both claim the vote was rigged. (Serge Serebro, Vitebsk Popular News/Wikimedia Commons)
By Anna Baydakova
Aug 11, 2020 at 8:26 p.m. UTC
Aug 11, 2020
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