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Nations attacking their own internet (to stop cheating on exams)

Saw this super interesting post on the Cloudflare blog

Exam-ining recent Internet shutdowns in Syria, Iraq, and Algeria

Similar to actions taken over the last several years, governments in Syria, Iraq, and Algeria have again disrupted Internet connectivity nationwide in an attempt to prevent cheating on exams. We investigate how these disruptions were implemented, and their impact

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I've always been fascinating by DNS and global connectivity. This write-up talks through traffic patterns, DNS behavior, and network data to describe how these states are impacting their own internet to try and fight cheating on exams.

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