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Re:Algeria cuts internet nationwide during the baccalaureat ... by ts-alg1123 on Sunday June 11, 2023 @05:25PM (#36285868)
I'm not disagreeing with you, as the ability to communicate and disseminate information freely is extremely vital. However I don't think there's a comparable milestone/goal/event in the west as to the bac in Algeria. It is a big deal for them: parties are thrown if you pass, people sob if they don't. Familial expectations often overwhelm the students. Sure we have stuff like SAT/ACT, and some people place emphasis on those, but not to the extent or reach as over there.

I don't want to touch on the merits of the exam as a whole, but rather just state that this exam is a big deal to a majority of people over there and they view the shutoff as a necessary inconvenience.

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Re:Algeria cuts internet nationwide during the baccalaureat ... by zvmaz on Sunday June 11, 2023 @05:35PM (#36285969)
> and they view the shutoff as a necessary inconvenience.

Who views the shutoff as a necessary inconvenience? The current president has promised to stop such cuts [1] as they are widely frowned upon, but it did not stop.

[1] https://radio-m.net/coupure-dinternet-durant-le-bac-les-prom...

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Re:Algeria cuts internet nationwide during the baccalaureat ... by Al-Khwarizmi on Sunday June 11, 2023 @05:31PM (#36285923)
In Spain we have a similar exam that all students must pass to access university, and where the grade decides which degrees you can study. It's also a pretty big deal, maybe not for everyone but at least for people who want to study degrees with high demand, like medicine.

We don't cut the internet.

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Re:Algeria cuts internet nationwide during the baccalaureat ... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday June 11, 2023 @05:36PM (#36285978)
South Korea and China have such things, although they don’t cut off the internet, they might restrict flights and driving during those times to cut down on noise and such. See https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/11/12/455708201/...
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