Military cut off internet in Sudan
At a time when pro-democracy protestors were murdered and raped by Sudan's military troops during a sit-in protest, the army has also gone on to switch off the country's remaining internet connections.
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Uganda lost 5 million Internet users as a result of Social Media Tax
Despite half of the internet users in Uganda actually paying the Social Media Tax at least once, the country lost 5 million internet users in 2018 as a result of the tax.
Protests in Zimbabwe lead to internet shutdown and an Anonymous DDoS attack on government
South African traffic fines online payments website suffered a major data leak
The ViewFines leak, just like South Africa's largest data leak in 2017, highlights the importance of the country needing to have a fully functional Information Regulator who will be able to act on and enforce the countries Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).
Hannah Beachler, Black Panther’s production designer, on designing Wakanda
