Internet disrupted in Pakistan amid arrest of former PM Imran Khan

Post by barry-cotter » Wed, May 10, 2023, 1:25 AM UTC

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anaganisk wrote: post #21

Contrary to popular belief, at least in my country (India). I feel bad for the citizens of Pakistan. There has not been a single stint of govt that has lasted peacefully since independence. A country can never grow without a peaceful transfer of power, and constant political imbalance will just not allow anything to advance. A shared history/culture with us and it's a shame our govts have differences. We fought toget…

Unfortunately, India today is not exactly a beacon of righteousness. The current government in India is taking the country on exactly the same path as Pakistan except that India has an oligarchy which is being setup by people in government which would make it more like Russia. I'll give the country 10 years to implode if it doesn't course correct to become more inclusive, social justice oriented, and less violent.

Post by peyton » Wed, May 10, 2023, 1:30 AM UTC

kibwen wrote: post #25

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You are describing StarLink once they get laser-based relaying between satellites working.

Indeed, a future where you'll never lose access to the internet as long as you agree to never make fun of Elon Musk on Twitter. Jokes aside, corporations are no better than governments when it comes to censorship. They're corruptible, centralized points of failure.

Post by n_t » Wed, May 10, 2023, 1:33 AM UTC

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As a Pakistani, I know none of the things you hint at is true. In sindh, there loads of Hindus. And there is no internal strife or persecution of them. In fact, the only point of animosity with India starts and stops at Kashmir.

Post by darth_avocado » Wed, May 10, 2023, 1:34 AM UTC

skeaker wrote: post #6

I would like to believe there is a future where blocking access to the internet is unilaterally impossible. Major powers being able to pull the rug on what has become a foundation of modern society like this is too scary of a thing to allow. What could the answer be? Satellite-powered relays and DIY-able user devices to talk to them?

Post by mc32 » Wed, May 10, 2023, 1:38 AM UTC

xwolfi wrote: post #46

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The whole world seems to be aligning with this type of politicking, unfortunately.

Not at all: it s not because we have to alternate we should tolerate corruption, and what you see a lot is investigations catching up to criminals. At least as a French even if we sue a few former presidents here and there, I still accept my candidate loses and we try something else for a whole (I vote Macron, as centre right). I dont think the US should count much: they dont really transfer power, there are the same…