Day: September 3, 2019

The downloads of Bridgefy's Bluetooth-based messaging app, which uses a peer-to-peer mesh broadcasting network, have spiked amid protests in Hong Kong (John Koetsier/Forbes)

John Koetsier / Forbes: The downloads of Bridgefy’s Bluetooth-based messaging app, which uses a peer-to-peer mesh broadcasting network, have spiked amid protests in Hong Kong  —  John Koetsier is a journalist, analyst, author, and speaker.  —  How do you communicate when the government censors the internet? The downloads of Bridgefy's Bluetooth-based messaging app, which uses

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A look at life under governments that use internet blackouts, as a watchdog documented 196+ shutdowns across 25 countries in 2018, up from 75 shutdowns in 2016 (Patrick Kingsley/New York Times)

Patrick Kingsley / New York Times: A look at life under governments that use internet blackouts, as a watchdog documented 196+ shutdowns across 25 countries in 2018, up from 75 shutdowns in 2016  —  HARARE, Zimbabwe — When Zimbabwe turned off the internet during a recent crackdown, Obert Masaraure, a prominent government critic … A

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