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Governments Around the World Deny Internet Access to Political Opponents

Written by: Mike Orcutt
Narrated by: Joe Knezevich
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Whether or not your ethnic group has political power in the country where you live is a crucial factor determining your access to the Internet, according to a new analysis. The effect varies from country to country, and is much less pronounced in democratic nations. But the study, published today in Science, suggests that besides censorship, another way national governments prevent opposing groups from organizing online is by denying them Internet access in the first place, says Nils Weidmann, a professor of political science at the University of Konstanz in Germany.

"Governments Around the World Deny Internet Access to Political Opponents" is from technologyreview.com, published on September 8, 2016.

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