Internet Shutdowns Cost India $2.8B in 2020: Report
A 2020 report by Top10VPN found India to be the country that suffered the most economic damage from internet disruptions.
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Jan 8, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
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Belarus Bank to Offer Bitcoin Purchases, With Litecoin and Ether Coming Soon
A Belarusian bank is launching a bitcoin buying service via bank cards for citizens of Belarus and Russia.
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Nov 16, 2020 at 12:51 p.m. UTC
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Belarus News Media Are Testing Decentralized Tech to Resist Censorship
Belarus media are testing NewNode, a decentralized tech helping resist the government censorship.
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Oct 2, 2020 at 6:37 p.m. UTC
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How a Hacker Launched a Decentralized Network to Track Internet Censorship
Using free and open-source software, the Open Observatory of Network Interference has built a “decentralized, citizen-led, internet censorship observatory.”
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Sep 15, 2020 at 8:24 p.m. UTC
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Belarus Nonprofit Helps Protestors With Bitcoin Grants
A non-profit by tech entrepreneurs in Belarus is using Bitcoin to help dissidents get around repression and financial monitoring.
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Sep 9, 2020 at 6:21 p.m. UTC
Sep 9, 2020
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Belarus Is Back Online, With Lessons About Censorship Resistance
What do you do if your country unplugs the internet? Satellite and mesh networks are possible future solutions, but they have technical and political limitations.
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Aug 13, 2020 at 7:24 p.m. UTC
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VPN Usage Surges as Belarus Remains Offline
People in Belarus are discovering anti-censorship tools as the country experiences a major internet outage
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Aug 11, 2020 at 8:26 p.m. UTC
Aug 11, 2020
After Tumultuous Election, Belarus Goes Offline
Internet is down in Belarus as people are protesting the results of presidential election
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Aug 10, 2020 at 6:47 p.m. UTC
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Belarus Government Cuts Taxes For Crypto Businesses
The government of Belarus has passed new statutes aimed in part at encouraging the development of companies around cryptocurrency and blockchain.
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Dec 22, 2017 at 11:00 p.m. UTC
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Belarus Central Bank Approves Blockchain Use For Bank Guarantees
The central bank of Belarus has cleared the way for domestic banks to use blockchain as part of their processes of transmitting bank guarantees.
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Jul 24, 2017 at 2:35 p.m. UTC
Jul 24, 2017