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CEO Of Iran's 2nd Largest Telecom Firm Fired For Failing To Block Internet
In an unprecedented move, Iran cut off all communications on January 8 without warning, as calls intensified for anti-government protests, initially sparked by the economic crisis.
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Mobile Internet Shut In Manipur Following Protests Over Contentious Bill
Demanding the release of its arrested leaders, the tribal students' body All Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) has imposed an indefinite economic blockade on highways.
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Facebook Urged by Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison to Lift News Blockade, Calls Move a ‘Threat’
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged Facebook to lift its blockade of Australian users and return to the negotiating table with news publishing businesses, warning that other countries would follow his government’s example in making digital giants pay for journalism.
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Myanmar Coup: Internet Access Said to Be Partially Restored in Country Following Blackout
Internet access was partially restored in Myanmar on Sunday, Netblocks reported, as a nationwide web blockade failed to curb public outrage and protests against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Farmers’ Protest: Internet Suspended at Delhi’s Singhu, Ghazipur, and Tikri Borders
Internet services have been suspended in Delhi’s border areas again amid farmers’ call for a “chakka jam” (blockade). The Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered the suspension of internet services at Singhu, Ghazipur, and Tikri borders, where farmers have been protesting against the Centre’s contentious farm laws.
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J&K Internet Blockade Dropped By Parliament Panel From Agenda
Days after the Lok Sabha Speaker suggested parliamentary panels to not take up sub-judice matters in their meetings, a house committee on information technology on Friday dropped the contentious issue of internet services suspension in Jammu and Kashmir from its agenda.
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Social Media Ban Said to Have Lifted in Jammu and Kashmir: All You Need to Know
After seven months, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) residents can now access social media websites on 2G mobile internet, sources said.
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Kashmir Press Club Concerned Over Internet Restrictions For Journalists
The Kashmir Press Club has expressed concern over the continuous internet blockade for journalists in Kashmir for the last 177 days. The press club in a statement described the move as a deliberate attempt to stifle the press in Kashmir.
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Remain Concerned Over J&K Detentions, Internet Block: US State Department
The US State Department on Saturday called the visit by foreign envoys of 15 nations to Jammu and Kashmir - under unprecedented restrictions since last year - an "important step" but said it remained "concerned" by the detention of political leaders and residents, and the Internet blackout.
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Internet Ban: In Kashmir, Class 10 Students Make Frantic Efforts To Get Results Checked
Results for Class 10 board examinations were announced on Thursday but thousands of students were making frantic efforts to know their result by calling their relatives and friends outside Kashmir in the wake of the internet blockade in the Valley.
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CEO Of Iran's 2nd Largest Telecom Firm Fired For Failing To Block Internet
In an unprecedented move, Iran cut off all communications on January 8 without warning, as calls intensified for anti-government protests, initially sparked by the economic crisis.
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Mobile Internet Shut In Manipur Following Protests Over Contentious Bill
Demanding the release of its arrested leaders, the tribal students' body All Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) has imposed an indefinite economic blockade on highways.
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Facebook Urged by Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison to Lift News Blockade, Calls Move a ‘Threat’
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged Facebook to lift its blockade of Australian users and return to the negotiating table with news publishing businesses, warning that other countries would follow his government’s example in making digital giants pay for journalism.
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Myanmar Coup: Internet Access Said to Be Partially Restored in Country Following Blackout
Internet access was partially restored in Myanmar on Sunday, Netblocks reported, as a nationwide web blockade failed to curb public outrage and protests against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Farmers’ Protest: Internet Suspended at Delhi’s Singhu, Ghazipur, and Tikri Borders
Internet services have been suspended in Delhi’s border areas again amid farmers’ call for a “chakka jam” (blockade). The Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered the suspension of internet services at Singhu, Ghazipur, and Tikri borders, where farmers have been protesting against the Centre’s contentious farm laws.
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J&K Internet Blockade Dropped By Parliament Panel From Agenda
Days after the Lok Sabha Speaker suggested parliamentary panels to not take up sub-judice matters in their meetings, a house committee on information technology on Friday dropped the contentious issue of internet services suspension in Jammu and Kashmir from its agenda.
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Social Media Ban Said to Have Lifted in Jammu and Kashmir: All You Need to Know
After seven months, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) residents can now access social media websites on 2G mobile internet, sources said.
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Kashmir Press Club Concerned Over Internet Restrictions For Journalists
The Kashmir Press Club has expressed concern over the continuous internet blockade for journalists in Kashmir for the last 177 days. The press club in a statement described the move as a deliberate attempt to stifle the press in Kashmir.
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Remain Concerned Over J&K Detentions, Internet Block: US State Department
The US State Department on Saturday called the visit by foreign envoys of 15 nations to Jammu and Kashmir - under unprecedented restrictions since last year - an "important step" but said it remained "concerned" by the detention of political leaders and residents, and the Internet blackout.
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Internet Ban: In Kashmir, Class 10 Students Make Frantic Efforts To Get Results Checked
Results for Class 10 board examinations were announced on Thursday but thousands of students were making frantic efforts to know their result by calling their relatives and friends outside Kashmir in the wake of the internet blockade in the Valley.
