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Ethiopia Shuts Down the Internet Over School Exam
June 3, 2017
“Ethiopia shut down the internet on Tuesday (May 30) ahead of a scheduled national examination that was due to take place in the country on Wednesday.
Social media users noted that the internet service was interrupted from around 7 pm on Tuesday—reportedly to prevent exam leaks. About 1.2 million students are taking the grade 10 national exams, with another 288,000 preparing for the grade 12 university entrance exams that will take place next week.”
— “Ethiopia shut down the country’s internet to beat exam cheats,” Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz
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Turkey Blocks Access to Wikipedia
May 1, 2017
“Turkish residents were unable to access Wikipedia on Saturday after the government blocked the site, citing content ‘showing Turkey in coordination and aligned with various terrorist groups,’ according to the Anadolu news agency.
The government has not officially commented on the outage. But the Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Ministry told the state-run agency, ‘Instead of coordinating against terrorism, (Wikipedia) has become part of an information source which is running a smear campaign against Turkey in the international arena.'”
— “Turkey Blocks Wikipedia, Accusing It Of Running ‘Smear Campaign,'” Amy Held, NPR
More:
“Turkey just banned Wikipedia, labeling it a ‘national security threat,’” Amanda Erickson, Washington Post
“Turkey blocks Wikipedia under law designed to protect national security,”Reuters, via The Guardian
“2017 block of Wikipedia in Turkey,” Wikipedia
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