There’s a headline you never expected to see. In the digital age, the post office almost feels obsolete. These days, electronic transmissions can easily be sent securely. Important documents can be digitally signed online. Paper is nowhere near as important, and many people are opting to receive less of...
Turkmenistan has built a strong foundation of internet censorship. Unlike the governments of other countries with similar foundations, Turkmenistan realizes that the foundation they’ve built doesn’t mean anything if they aren’t willing to back it up. Internet users in other countries with oppressive censorship use VPN services...
Decades of isolation from the rest of the world began to take its toll on Cuba. The country financially struggled due to its dramatic throttle of imports and exports. Tourism to Cuba was not allowed, and their economy remained painfully stagnant. Following the death of Fidel Castro, the government decided...
It all began with a water shortage. The people of Khuzestan felt that the government’s mishandling of public resources was partially the culprit for a severe water shortage. Things often start for one reason and continue for another. Once everyone filled the streets of Khuzestan to criticize their government...
South Africa is heavily connected to the internet, and as is the case with many countries, the government is trying to exert a new level of control. South Africa’s unorthodox, impossible, and confusing proposition aims to declare their government the owners of everything that has ever happened online. This...
China was never supposed to have complete micromanaging control over Hong Kong. When the UK handed the territory back over to the mainland, the deal was supposed to be “one party, two systems.” Hong Kong could continue being Hong Kong, and the mainland would take backseat control over the political...
