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Re:Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, s... by joombaga on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @05:58PM (#21141204)
Why? Are lasers hard to "jam" (I'm using quotes because it seems weird to use "jam" with optical media, but maybe that's just me)?
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Re:Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, s... by ceejayoz on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @06:03PM (#21141242)
All you need is a cloud.
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Re:Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, s... by DuskStar on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @07:27PM (#21141886)
For certain wavelengths, yes. But others go straight through.
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