In the entire history of mankind, has there ever been a case where the good guys have tried to cut off civilians' ability to communicate?
I imagine by definition cutting access makes them not good guys? I can think of a few things I read on hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26023402 (India) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2879546 (San Francisco)
One distinction between the 2 cases is
1. In India they cut off all internet, even those provided by private players.
2. In SF, they cut off government installed repeaters. The private internet was accessible.