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The UK and US have both used internet shutdowns as a weapon against disobedient citizens: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-tube-wifi-down

• lannisterstark 3y ago
  Hard to categorize a couple of isolated incidents that were widely criticized and were legally under fire in the US as "US does it too." In the link you linked, it was BART who did it, not the "US." the USA is 50 countries(with limited foreign diplomacy) masquerading as one, and BART's poor decision to do so hardly makes it commonplace.
  • causality0 3y ago
    these never happen in actual democratic nations. Even during massive protests/terrorist attacks, nothing happens I'm sure the shutdowns in India are "widely criticized" as well. Nobody went to prison for shutting down service and nobody even lost their job. it was BART who did it, not the "US." BART is operated by part of the United States government. Its board of directors are elected positions and it operates its own police force.