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Is Taliban's Social Media Ban Based on China Model? Here's The Inside Story
The Taliban plunged Afghanistan into a 48-hour internet blackout last week, and now access is restricted to several social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
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Taliban Blocks Instagram, Facebook, X Amid New Social Media Crackdown
A week after a two-day blackout, the Taliban announced new social media restrictions, blocking access to popular platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and X across Afghanistan.
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Internet Blackout Hits Afghanistan As Taliban Enforce Morality Crackdown
An internet blackout hit Afghanistan on Monday, with local media reporting a potential nationwide cut of fiber-optic services as part of a Taliban crackdown on immorality.
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8,000% Spike In VPN Sign-Ups In Nepal After Social Media Ban
Nepal's sudden social media blackout triggered an unprecedented rush for virtual private networks (VPN), with sign-ups from the country skyrocketing 6,000 per cent in three days.
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"Isn't The Moment For Panic": Punjab Kings' "Humble Appeal" To Media After IPL Suspension
The match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was called-off in Dharamsala after a blackout protocol came into operation
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Power Outage In Cuba As Electrical Grid Collapses For 2nd Time Within Hours
Cuba's electrical grid collapsed again early on Saturday morning, state-run media reported, plunging the entire country into blackout for a second time just hours after authorities announced they had begun reestablishing service.
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TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl's Death: US Court
A US appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral "blackout challenge" in which users of the social media platform were dared to choke themselves until they passed out.
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50 Killed In Fierce Winter Storms, Schools Shut, Blackouts In US
Unrelenting storms have pummelled the United States over the past week, leading to at least 50 weather-related deaths, officials and US media reported Friday, as large swathes of the country brace for new winter wallops.
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Imran Khan's Name, Image Disappear From Pakistani Media: Report
Coverage of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has disappeared from all mainstream news channels in the country after the media regulator asked networks to block out
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How Imran Khan Supporters Found A Way Around Social Media Blackout
A state-imposed social media blackout to quell massive protests around the arrest of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has instead fuelled momentum for him, analysts say.
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Is Taliban's Social Media Ban Based on China Model? Here's The Inside Story
The Taliban plunged Afghanistan into a 48-hour internet blackout last week, and now access is restricted to several social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
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Taliban Blocks Instagram, Facebook, X Amid New Social Media Crackdown
A week after a two-day blackout, the Taliban announced new social media restrictions, blocking access to popular platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and X across Afghanistan.
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Internet Blackout Hits Afghanistan As Taliban Enforce Morality Crackdown
An internet blackout hit Afghanistan on Monday, with local media reporting a potential nationwide cut of fiber-optic services as part of a Taliban crackdown on immorality.
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8,000% Spike In VPN Sign-Ups In Nepal After Social Media Ban
Nepal's sudden social media blackout triggered an unprecedented rush for virtual private networks (VPN), with sign-ups from the country skyrocketing 6,000 per cent in three days.
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"Isn't The Moment For Panic": Punjab Kings' "Humble Appeal" To Media After IPL Suspension
The match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was called-off in Dharamsala after a blackout protocol came into operation
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Power Outage In Cuba As Electrical Grid Collapses For 2nd Time Within Hours
Cuba's electrical grid collapsed again early on Saturday morning, state-run media reported, plunging the entire country into blackout for a second time just hours after authorities announced they had begun reestablishing service.
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TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl's Death: US Court
A US appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral "blackout challenge" in which users of the social media platform were dared to choke themselves until they passed out.
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50 Killed In Fierce Winter Storms, Schools Shut, Blackouts In US
Unrelenting storms have pummelled the United States over the past week, leading to at least 50 weather-related deaths, officials and US media reported Friday, as large swathes of the country brace for new winter wallops.
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Imran Khan's Name, Image Disappear From Pakistani Media: Report
Coverage of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has disappeared from all mainstream news channels in the country after the media regulator asked networks to block out
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How Imran Khan Supporters Found A Way Around Social Media Blackout
A state-imposed social media blackout to quell massive protests around the arrest of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has instead fuelled momentum for him, analysts say.
