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Myanmar Military Blocks Facebook as Global Internet Disruptions Intensify

Internet disruptions are costly, but that doesn’t stop governments from shutting down access.

Thai police officers stand guard outside the Embassy of Myanmar in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday, Feb. 1 2021.

Policy

Internet Shutdowns Cost India $2.8B in 2020: Report

A 2020 report by Top10VPN found India to be the country that suffered the most economic damage from internet disruptions.

Mumbai, India (Shutterstock)

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Crypto-Powered Internet Helps Rural Residents Work From Home During Coronavirus

Althea brings the internet to under-served places, offering households crypto to be part of a mesh system.

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The Internet Is a Right, Not a Luxury: 30% of Americans Still Don’t Have It

Ex-FCC senior staffer Gigi Sohn thinks broadband connection is a right, not a privilege. But that doesn’t mean she’s on board with all technological advancements.

Gigi Sohn, GeorgetownLawChannel

Tech

The Domain Startups Building an Uncensorable Internet on Top of Ethereum

Last weekend at ETHDenver, decentralized internet alternatives were on display from projects leveraging blockchain’s censorship-resistant nature.

ETHDenver 2020. Credit: Will Foxley for CoinDesk

Tech

Is Bitcoin in 2020 Really Like the Early Internet?

Bitcoin may be behind the internet’s timeline in terms of commercial use cases, but it has already achieved comparable social functions.

World's first web server image via Wikimedia Commons

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Handshake Revealed: VCs Back Plan to Give Away $100 Million in Crypto

Handshake plans to replace the digital entities that authenticate web payments, in the process rewarding those who built the web's infrastructure.

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'Weary Giants of Flesh and Steel,' Meet Bitcoin

John Perry Barlow fought for an open internet. Late in life, he cautioned blockchain innovators that the technology could be liberating or oppressive.

John Perry Barlow

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Ethereum Meets Zcash? Why IPFS Plans a Multi-Blockchain Browser

Juan Benet, the creator of decentralized data-storing protocol IPFS, has big plans for connecting blockchains across the planet, and beyond...

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