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Things like Starlink won't remove a government's ability to cut off internet access. The radio signals aren't hard to jam.
We need one that uses lasers
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Things like Starlink won't remove a government's ability to cut off internet access. The radio signals aren't hard to jam.
We need one that uses lasers
And for the most brutal dictators: laser-guided bombs are already a thing...
Here is a local service monitor for all major ISPs in Iraq: http://akonet.info
This is the usual procedure by the "freedom" government they do this every time, the only issue is this time the protestors are not carrying any flags or any political or religious figures names etc... only the Iraqi flag and burning Iranian flags,
so far it's people(sometimes people and the army) vs government... few people got killed already, there is news the Baghdad airport has fallen into the hands of the protestors, and most of the main roads are blocked and crowded with people
//UPDATE:
All cities are offline except Kurdistan up north
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> Imagine internet beyond the grasp of control freak governments Radio jammers. There are very few technological solutions to political problems.
Aren't some of them planning to use lasers? They'd have a hard time blocking that.
Starlink can’t come soon enough. Imagine internet beyond the grasp of control freak governments
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> Imagine internet beyond the grasp of control freak governments Radio jammers. There are very few technological solutions to political problems.
Aren't some of them planning to use lasers? They'd have a hard time blocking that.
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> Imagine internet beyond the grasp of control freak governments Radio jammers. There are very few technological solutions to political problems.
Aren't some of them planning to use lasers? They'd have a hard time blocking that.
This explains why I've been seeing #save_the_iraqi_people and related hashtags all over Instagram. For those not in the know: > demonstrators in Baghdad and elsewhere protest against lack of jobs and poor services. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/baghdad-police-open-f...
Contrast the public and political reaction to these events with the public and political reaction to the protests in Hong Kong.