The Internet is a decentralized global network, designed to be resilient and hard to take down. But it’s still possible to black out a certain area, or even an entire country, disconnecting it from the rest of the world.
That’s what happened in Egypt in 2011 and three times in Syria in just the last year
Were these waves of blackouts the result of technical failures? Or does Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime have stronghold over the country’s Internet access? Most likely yes, according to experts.
“This is only possible if the government has complete control over the telecommunications infrastructure,” said John Shier, of the
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