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Protests

Nigeria
Policy
Ethereum
Nigeria Protests Show Bitcoin Adoption Is Not Coming: It's Here
Blockchain is gaining traction fast in Nigeria partly because its young and tech-savvy population is showing an eagerness to learn more about Web3.0, a decentralized internet...
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By Sandali Handagama
Oct 21, 2020 at 2:58 p.m. UTC
Oct 21, 2020
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Tech
Charity
Nigerian Banks Shut Them Out, so These Activists Are Using Bitcoin to Battle Police Brutality
As End SARS protests against police brutality surge through Nigeria, the Feminist Coalition has turned to bitcoin as a financial lifeline.
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By Colin Harper
Oct 16, 2020 at 2:55 p.m. UTC
Oct 16, 2020
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Policy
Blockchain technology
Nigeria Is Developing Strategies for National Blockchain Adoption
Nigerian authorities are developing a roadmap for the adoption of blockchain technology in public administration and payments on a national scale.
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By Sandali Handagama
Oct 15, 2020 at 4:38 p.m. UTC
Oct 15, 2020
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A screenshot sent by Som indicated the trending hashtags on Twitter in Thailand at 11:22 p.m. local time.
Markets
Twitter
How the Battle for Thailand Is Being Fought on Twitter
The Thai government and pro-democracy protesters are at war over social media. Authorities blocked local access to a Facebook group that was critical of the monarchy. Young pr...
A screenshot sent by Som indicated the trending hashtags on Twitter in Thailand at 11:22 p.m. local time.
By Sandali Handagama
Aug 26, 2020 at 8:45 p.m. UTC
Aug 26, 2020
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Protestors on the streets in Belarus after the 2020 presidential election. (YouTube)
Policy
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)
Policy
Censorship
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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Tech
Ethereum
Activists Document Police Misconduct Using Decentralized Protocol
Built on the InterPlanetary File System and the Ethereum blockchain, the protocol lets anyone file police misconduct reports anonymously.
(Koshu Kunii/Unsplash)
By Benjamin Powers
Jun 23, 2020 at 3:19 p.m. UTC
Jun 23, 2020
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Tech
Monero
Monero-for-Bail Project Sees Increased Demand During Protests
An initiative that mines the privacy coin monero, donating cash for bail money, has seen an uptick in users since the protests started in Minnesota.
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By Benjamin Powers
Jun 8, 2020 at 9:11 p.m. UTC
Jun 8, 2020
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Markets
Eff
Minnesota Official Alarms Privacy Advocates With Contact Tracing Comments
Comments from Minnesota Public Safety commissioner John Harrington comparing law enforcement to contact tracing alerted privacy activists to the dangers of misusing COVID-19 h...
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By Benjamin Powers
Jun 2, 2020 at 10:07 p.m. UTC
Jun 2, 2020
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