Title:
Targeted, cut off, and left in the dark: The #KeepItOn report on internet shutdowns in 2019
Author:
Berhan Taye
Published:
Access Now for the KeepItOn coalition, February 2020
Note on the KeepItOn data:
This #KeepItOn report looks at incidents of internet shutdowns in 2019. While we try to be comprehensive, our data relies on technical measurement as well as contextual information, such as news reports or personal accounts. The constraints of our methodology mean that there may be cases of internet shutdowns that have gone unnoticed or unreported, and numbers are likely to change if and when new information becomes available.
To read this report:
https://www.accessnow.org/cms/assets/uploads/2020/02/KeepItOn-2019-report-1.pdf
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Friday, February 28, 2020
Friday, February 14, 2020
Short Article - AI can automatically rewrite outdated text in Wikipedia articles (by Jon Fingas)
Title:
AI can automatically rewrite outdated text in Wikipedia articles
Author:
Jon Fingas
Published:
Engadget, 12 February 2020
From the article:
"It's good to be skeptical of Wikipedia articles for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the possibility of outdated info -- human editors can only do so much. And while there are bots that can edit Wikipedia, they're usually limited to updated canned templates or fighting vandalism. MIT might have a more useful (not to mention more elegant) solution."
To read this article:
https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/12/mit-ai-automatically-rewrites-outdated-wikipedia-text/
AI can automatically rewrite outdated text in Wikipedia articles
Author:
Jon Fingas
Published:
Engadget, 12 February 2020
From the article:
"It's good to be skeptical of Wikipedia articles for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the possibility of outdated info -- human editors can only do so much. And while there are bots that can edit Wikipedia, they're usually limited to updated canned templates or fighting vandalism. MIT might have a more useful (not to mention more elegant) solution."
To read this article:
https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/12/mit-ai-automatically-rewrites-outdated-wikipedia-text/
Friday, January 24, 2020
African Undersea Cables & South Africa: Slow internet could last another two weeks
A. The African Undersea Cables Matrix:
A tentative map depicting the African undersea fibre cables powering the internet by 2021 was updated in July 2019. The information is also availabe in French now.
To sea this map, go to:
https://manypossibilities.net/african-undersea-cables/
B. South Africa: Slow internet could last another two weeks
Title:
Slow internet could last another two weeks
Author:
Nokukhanya N Mntambo
Published:
Jacarandafm, 22 January 2020
From the short article:
"It might take another two weeks for a ship to reach and repair one of two damaged undersea cables that have slowed down the internet in South Africa."
To read this article:
https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/slow-internet-could-last-another-two-weeks/
A tentative map depicting the African undersea fibre cables powering the internet by 2021 was updated in July 2019. The information is also availabe in French now.
To sea this map, go to:
https://manypossibilities.net/african-undersea-cables/
B. South Africa: Slow internet could last another two weeks
Title:
Slow internet could last another two weeks
Author:
Nokukhanya N Mntambo
Published:
Jacarandafm, 22 January 2020
From the short article:
"It might take another two weeks for a ship to reach and repair one of two damaged undersea cables that have slowed down the internet in South Africa."
To read this article:
https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/slow-internet-could-last-another-two-weeks/
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