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Extreme weather events this summer are causing certain food prices to rise in the US and around the world. The US Department of Veterans Affairs, California, and New York city all announce new vaccine requirements for employees. Russian internet regulators block the website of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny ahead of a parliamentary election. Analysis: Internet Shutdowns Grow Longer and More Targeted to Quell Protests, Decrease Transparency, and More.

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Internet Shutdowns Grow Longer and More Targeted to Quell Protests, Decrease Transparency, and More

In recent years, government-enforced internet blackouts have become commonplace in several regions, and rising instability and democratic backsliding, the rising importance of the internet in an increasingly digital world, and more creative tools to target internet blackouts will make the tool a staple in unstable or repressive countries.

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