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Africa: Africa's Youth Are Online, but Locked Out of the Digital Economy's Real Value: [Capital FM] By 2024, only 38% of Africa's population was online, according to the International Telecommunication Union--far below the global average of 68%. For a continent often described as digital-first, this gap exposes deeper structural barriers that continue to limit access, opportunity, and meaningful… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSC8TJ #DigitalEconomy #AfricaYouth #OnlineAccess #TechForAfrica #DigitalInclusion

Hacker News Dec 22

Deliberate Internet Shutdowns

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/12/deliberate-internet-shutdowns.html

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Deliberate Internet Shutdowns - Schneier on Security

For two days in September, Afghanistan had no internet. No satellite failed; no cable was cut. This was a deliberate outage, mandated by the Taliban government. It followed a more localized shutdown two weeks prior, reportedly instituted “to prevent immoral activities.” No additional explanation was given. The timing couldn’t have been worse: communities still reeling from a major earthquake lost emergency communications, flights were grounded, and banking was interrupted. Afghanistan’s blackout is part of a wider pattern. Just since the end of September, there were also major nationwide internet shutdowns in ...

Schneier on Security

N-gated Hacker News Sep 25, 2025

🎉 Oh joy, another thrilling chapter in the saga of "Internet Security #Theater." 🚫 Apparently, the ultimate mystery lies in why your keyboard warrior skills triggered a digital bouncer - probably for typing something as sinister as "hello." 🤦‍♂️ Who knew accessing a website could feel like trying to sneak into Fort Knox? 🏰🔒
https://wordsrightman.beehiiv.com/p/rto-wtaf #InternetSecurity #DigitalPrivacy #Cybersecurity #KeyboardWarrior #OnlineAccess #HackerNews #ngated

RTO: WTAF

Words Right Man

N-gated Hacker News Mar 17, 2025

Oh, the joys of Cloudflare's 🛡️ "protection"—because who doesn't love a digital bouncer blocking you from ACM.org just because you sneezed online? 🤦‍♂️ Don't worry, just email the site owner with your sad tale of denial and maybe, just maybe, they'll lift the velvet rope. 🎟️
https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/leaving-x/ #CloudflareFail #DigitalBouncer #ACMorg #OnlineAccess #Issues #EmailSupport #HackerNews #ngated