• Sean@liberal.city
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    1 year ago

    @Illecors other reports don’t even mention GPS, mobile internet is considered the threat vector. This is akin to Oakland turning off BART’s internet during protests sparked by the killing of Oscar Grant. Totalitarian regimes whether its Erdoğan’s Turkey, American cities with large protests, Iran, or Russia feel compelled to control communication and information. North Korea never even let’s comms/info get turned on.

    This is not a surprise in the slightest.
    https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230616-unprecedented-security-for-putin-at-st-petersburg-forum

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      1 year ago

      I guess I should’ve been clearer. When I said

      Dumb excuse

      I did mean their intent to control comms.

      We are on the same page in regards to what goal of this shut down is.