When internet shutdowns spill over borders

The mechanics of the internet mean that blocks on access imposed by one country can be felt half a world awayGovernments embrace internet shutdowns as a form of controlHow to shut down the internet – and how to fight backWhen Myanmar’s military ordered telecom companies to shut down access to Twitter in February 2021, one Twitter user in Mumbai who was posting critically about the Indian government realised he had lost access to the social media platform. He sent a message on Signal