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An Internet kill switch is a countermeasure concept of activating a single shut off mechanism for all Internet traffic.. The concept behind having a kill switch is based on creating a single point of control (i.e. a switch) for a single authority to control or shut down the Internet in order to protect it or its users.
On June 21, the Internet in Burma was shut down by the government. The Burmese government shut down the internet connection in nine townships of the northern Arakan State and one single township in the Southern Chin State, which was proposed by Burmese Military officers. The shutdown is ongoing, and has become the world's longest internet shutdown.
A "spinning wheel of death" used to promote Internet Slowdown Day. Internet Slowdown Day, part of the "Battle for the Net" initiative, [1] was a series of protests against the repeal of net neutrality laws coordinated by websites and advocacy groups in the United States occurring on September 10, 2014. [2]
When authoritarian Middle Eastern regimes feel threatened by their public, they often shut down the internet. But such disruptions are not without costs. And one advocacy group has devised a way ...
Led by India with 116 shutdowns, governments weaponized Internet access at an all-time high in 2023, a new report finds. Led by India with 116 shutdowns, governments weaponized Internet access at ...
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The 2019 Internet blackout in Iran was a week-long [1] total shutdown of the Internet in Iran. It was ordered by the Supreme National Security Council and imposed by the Ministry of ICT . The blackout was one of the Iranian government 's efforts to suppress the 2019–2020 protests . [ 2 ]
March 2015 – RapidShare – once one of the most famous file hosting services – shuts down. [141] April 2015 – Grooveshark, music streaming site, shuts down. [142] August 2015 – Video sharing website Openload.co comes online. [143] The FBI seize the file sharing site ShareBeast and arrest its administrator, Artur Sargsyan. [144]