Sudan internet shutdown has a projected cost of more than $1 billion, and will continue for three months

Article from The Washington Post.com

By CLAIRE PARKER Friday 21 June 2019 at 4:32 PM

Sudan’s military has shut down the Internet to crush a popular revolt. Here’s how it could backfire.

Some extracts from the article:

NetBlocks, an organization that tracks Internet freedom around the world, described the blackout as a “near-total restriction on the flow of information in and out of Sudan for a significant portion of the population.”

[Copy of a tweet by NetBlocks.org date stamped 6 June 2019]

Report: Major new internet cuts detected across #Sudan; latest network data show severe restrictions on the flow of information across all providers #Internet_Blackout_in_Sudan #KeepItOn 📉https://t.co/Gsh70QzqJA pic.twitter.com/V4uMfNIJl1

— NetBlocks.org (@netblocks) 6 June 2019

Intibaha newspaper says Sudan internet blackout has a projected cost of more than $1 billion, and will continue for three months

[Copy of a tweet by Yousra Elbagir date stamped 20 June 2019]

In today's Intibaha newspaper:

The internet blackout has a projected cost of more than $1 billion, and will continue for three months. pic.twitter.com/AHGKMGrTQC

— Yousra Elbagir (@YousraElbagir) 20 June 2019

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