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Re:India village goes offline daily to help people talk by sidewndr46 on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @10:15AM (#33163626)
It's really interesting to me that the BBC romanticizes the actions of a state known for using utilities and communication as a means of controlling it's citizens.
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Re:India village goes offline daily to help people talk by anaganisk on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @10:29AM (#33163787)
Which state is not doing it?
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Re:India village goes offline daily to help people talk by sidewndr46 on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @10:33AM (#33163831)
At least in the US we don't generally turn off communications infrastructure just as a response to criticism or political unrest. Or if it does happen, the government is exceptionally good at preventing that fact from surfacing.
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Re:India village goes offline daily to help people talk by anaganisk on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @10:37AM (#33163866)
Nah US is too advanced for that, they would rather intercept those communications and send UAV/SWAT teams to directly handle them with accuracy.
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Re:India village goes offline daily to help people talk by soulofmischief on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:34PM (#33183709)
Most recent protests in the US, until 2020, have been fairly soft and lacking the vigor behind movements like the Arab Spring.

If we the people become enough of a threat, you can bet there are strategies in place to disrupt our communication infrastructure.

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