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Re:Algeria cuts internet nationwide during the baccalaureat ... by lannisterstark on Sunday June 11, 2023 @06:23PM (#36286336)
Hard to categorize a couple of isolated incidents that were widely criticized and were legally under fire in the US as "US does it too." In the link you linked, it was BART who did it, not the "US."

the USA is 50 countries(with limited foreign diplomacy) masquerading as one, and BART's poor decision to do so hardly makes it commonplace.

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Re:Algeria cuts internet nationwide during the baccalaureat ... by causality0 on Sunday June 11, 2023 @09:03PM (#36287369)
these never happen in actual democratic nations. Even during massive protests/terrorist attacks, nothing happens

I'm sure the shutdowns in India are "widely criticized" as well. Nobody went to prison for shutting down service and nobody even lost their job.

it was BART who did it, not the "US."

BART is operated by part of the United States government. Its board of directors are elected positions and it operates its own police force.

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