Internet access has become such a necessary tool for participating in society Organic. That it has been declare a human right by the UN. Alas, it is a human right not grant to 60% of the world’s population. To bridge this gap, big corporations such as Facebook or Google portray. Themselves not only as service
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On June 9 2017, a Thailand man was sentenced to 35 years in jail for sharing Facebook posts. The crime: he allegedly defamed the king. This harsh sentence is just one example of Thailand’s increasing repression in the digital sphere. Since the 2014 coup, the Thai military junta has take a hard stance toward online
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The refugee crisis has revealed the limitations of the telecommunications market to offer internet connectivity to people in need. As is often the case when the market fails, citizen organizations have stepped in. Freifunk.net, one of the most successful such community networks. Has come to fill the gap and provide vital internet services to refugees
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