The Government's Secret Plan to Shut Off Cellphones and the Internet, Explained – Mother Jones
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quot;I find it hard to imagine why an internet kill switch would ever be a good idea, short of some science fiction scenario."
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Friday briefing: What Meta's 'friendly' new app means for the
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They'll Get You No Matter What”: Morocco's Playbook to Crush
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A Visionary Without a Country — ProPublica
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Lesson of the Day: 'Governments Shut Down the Internet to Stifle
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Easy Beauty, Book by Chloé Cooper Jones
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How Governments Shut Down the Internet
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Government Internet Shutdowns Are Changing. How Should Citizens
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The Disastrous Oppenheimer Movie You've Never Heard Of – Mother Jones
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Elon Musk restores conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' account
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There's A Cop In My Pocket: Policymakers Need to Stop Advocating
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Japan's “Hostage Justice” System: Denial of Bail, Coerced
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Years Don't Wait for Them”: Increased Inequalities in Children's
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Government Internet Shutdowns Are Changing. How Should Citizens
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