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Governments are increasingly shutting down access to the internet in an effort to curb organised violence. But evidence shows it usually makes things worse
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31 July 2019
Protests in Sudan against the military junta led to it switching off the internetMohamed Khidir/Xinhua/eyevine
By Donna LuIN EARLY June, protesters took to the streets of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, to demand a civilian-led government. Shortly afterwards, Sudan’s ruling military junta turned off the internet.
This isn’t an isolated incident. There have been more than 100 internet shutdowns around the world this year already. Not a month has gone by without one in effect somewhere. And the tactic seems to be growing in frequency.
Governments usually claim the measure is taken to prevent people from using social media …