This tweet struck us yesterday as the perfect microcosmic example of the consequences of internet shutdowns.Startup entrepreneurs in #Cameroon could not buy supplies for 94 days due to the government's Internet shutdown - @MarkNelsonCIMA @OpenNetGlobal #DakarAssembly
— Kim Bettcher (@KimBettcher) May 9, 2018
India is by the worst culprit in shutting down the internet, with 177 known shutdowns since 2012. African countries are doing their best to compete, with Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Chad among the guiltiest parties.
Internet shutdowns cost countries $2.4 billion USD in 2016. That's a lot of supplies not delivered, a lot of orders not taken, a lot of bills unpaid, a lot of products unused.
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