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The Taliban begins implementing fiber optic internet ban to ‘prevent immorality’ in Afghanistan — swathes of the country plunged into cyberspace darkness
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The reason for the ban on fast internet connectivity is to “prevent immorality,” according to a Taliban spokesman, as quoted by Sky News.
Internet Observatory organization NetBlocks was quick to observe drastic declines in internet connectivity in several parts of Afghanistan.
If you expand the above Tweet, you can see internet connectivity in Helmand, Kandahar, Kunduz, and Balkh drop off a cliff starting from around September 15.
Some Afghans have protested the “complete ban” on fiber internet that is in the midst of being implemented.
Sky News quotes business owners who are very concerned about the effects of the internet restrictions.
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