Internet cables cut in the Red Sea

At least four undersea fiber optic cables, which carry approximately 97% of all Internet traffic, were damaged last week in the Red Sea, telecommunications providers are reporting, and instability in Yemen threatens to prevent operators from fixing them immediately. https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2024/03/04/four-fiber-optic-cables-damaged-in-red-sea-heres-what-we-know/?sh=d905a6255b17 …

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Major internet outage in Russia

Several mobile operators and internet service providers in central Russia reported service disruptions on Jan. 30. Many websites and applications were inaccessible in the .ru and .рф domains. Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development confirmed the issues with website access and …

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BREAKING: Sun is Flaring – Three M-Class and One Monster X-Class in slightly over last 24 hours. Large-scale communication / internet outages

Largest X2.8 Just shot a M7 BOOM https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goes-x-ray-flux Add to it an earth-facing coronal hole This is likely one of the largest solar radio events ever recorded. Radio communication interference with aircraft were reported by multiple NWS Center Weather Service …

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Google planning to DRM the whole internet. Google’s nightmare “Web Integrity API” wants a DRM gatekeeper for the web.

Google’s nightmare “Web Integrity API” wants a DRM gatekeeper for the web It’s just a “proposal,” but it’s also being prototyped inside Chrome right now. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/googles-web-integrity-api-sounds-like-drm-for-the-web/ So what does this mean for you.? Well if you arent using Google Chrome …

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$53,000 per internet connection. And you are paying for it.

Nebraska’s Winnebago Tribe has long been stuck with sluggish internet service. The federal government plans to fix that by crisscrossing the reservation with fiber-optic cable—at an average cost of $53,000 for each household and workplace connected. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-53-000-connection-the-high-cost-of-high-speed-internet-for-everyone-c903163f

The Europeans Ruined the Internet

by Chris Black Europeans just cannot stand the fact that people somewhere may be allowed to voice their opinion online. So, they passed a new law to fine internet companies that don’t do their heavy c… Continue reading by subscribing. …

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The White House is literally fighting in court for the right to censor lawful speech on the internet.

https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1676754872484462593?s=46&t=T37mFTn9E_HUaxN1rB76Hw The government is now openly admitting it doesn’t care about the 1st amendment. They are out-in-the-open displaying their desire to censor lawful speech online. There is no reason the WH needs a direct line to social media companies. “Hate …

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Trudeau Is CENSORING News On The Internet

Facebook, Instagram to BLOCK Canadian News after Bill C-18 Became Law – Meta Calls Bill “Unworkable” Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram is blocking Canadian news outlets’ links from their websites after the Liberal proposed Bill C-18 passed …

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