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Explained: How do internet shutdowns work?

Around the world, regional or complete internet blackouts are becoming an increasingly common tool to suppress protests and dissent. Here’s how they work and why you should care.

China picks hardliner to head Hong Kong national security agency

Hong Kong's anti-Beijing activists are considering an unofficial parliament-in-exile to reflect the views of Hongkongers, many of whom have removed all references of their opposition to the ruling Communist Party from their social media.

Kashmir internet users could be labelled 'terrorists' as VPN breaks through

Indian police in disputed Kashmir open a sweeping case against countless users for using VPNs to dodge social media ban there, under a stringent law that allows authorities to designate individuals as "terrorists."

Barrage of mysterious bomb hoaxes plagues Moscow

The warnings of planted bombs, all of them false, have been sent to numerous Russian cities, but particularly targeted the capital, where around 16 million live and work, with up to 1,000 threats per day.

China targets Alibaba's Taobao, other e-commerce sites, in VPN crackdown

China's top cyber regulator has ordered five sites to immediately carry out a comprehensive clean-up to remove vendors that sell illegal VPNs.