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Would be a brave government that would try that! Edit: I’m reminded of the Imperial Russian government (pre-revolution) banning vodka which had the dual effect

• notahacker 9y ago
  Brave? It would have to be a desperate government pretty much anywhere in the world. When Arab Spring kicked off, the Egyptian government responded to protests by shutting down the internet under the apparent delusion that lack of coverage and coordination would mean the protests didn't amount to much, and loss of internet definitely wouldn't be taken as a sign something much bigger than usual was going on. It was the moment I thought they were finished. (c.f. Erdogan who survived an attempted coup by getting his supporters to flood social media with his messages after losing control of state TV) I don't think the Togo government - a dynasty in power for half a century - will be around for much longer either.