Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories thrift The social internet as we know it today was born when a man set himself on fire. On December 17, 2010, Tariq al-Taib Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor, set himself on fire after government agents harassed him, humiliated him, and prevented him from selling …
For 34 hours, the vast majority of the more than two million Palestinians living in Gaza had no way to reach the outside world or each other. They had no way of knowing if their loved ones were alive or dead. Emergency telephone lines were cut off. Desperate rescuers tried to rescue people by driving …
Two million people in Gaza lack reliable communications AFP via Getty Images Cell phone and internet services in Gaza have been disrupted following the escalation of Israeli military bombardment and the expansion of ground operations. That leaves more than 2 million Palestinians without a reliable connection to the outside world. The Palestinian telecommunications company Jwal, …
Image credit: Ahmed Hasanullah/Getty Images/Getty Images As the conflict between Israel and Hamas enters its third week, internet connectivity in Gaza is deteriorating. On Thursday, Internet monitoring company NetBlocks In X, previously wrote Twitterthat Palestinian internet service provider NetStream has been down days after the operator informed subscribers that service would be suspended due to …