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oliverlinow.bsky.social
Internet Freedom Specialist at Deutsche Welle (DW)
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Kommerziell ist allerdings falsch. Signal ist eine Stiftung, Non-Profit. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_...
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The drop in internet connectivity is still ongoing after the #earthquake this morning in #myanmar ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/MM
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www.opentech.fund/projects-we-...
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It seems that WhatsApp and Signal are also blocked in #Turkey. @ooni.org data shows that the blockings are not implemented by all Provider in 🇹🇷. Considering that for many people, digital communication is extremely important in daily life, blocking it is a serious violation of fundamental rights.
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But in #Turkey in specific, people know how to help themselves and are immediately looking for solutions to bypass the blockings. VPNs are helpful. But proxies can also help. DW, for example, has been blocked in Turkey since 2022 and can be accessed via www.dwturkce1.com.
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And at Google Playstore as well (googlecensorship.org):
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...somit wird Menschen in Russland der Zugang zu freien Informationen massiv eingeschränkt. Wegen der Zensur im Land, gibt es nur noch wenig Möglichkeiten sich unabhängig zu informieren. Apple stopft gerade die letzten Löcher auf Anweisung von Roskomnadzor. www.rferl.org/a/apple-remo...