Government Internet shutdowns explained

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Government Internet shutdowns explained

Senegal’s government has shut down Internet access in response to protests about the sentencing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.

This is a tactic governments are increasingly using during times of political contention, such as elections or social upheaval.

[The Conversation]

 

[SkillBeatsAll]

Would the South African government be able to shutdown our Internet if they wanted to?

 

[Magnum]

How do you shut down Starlink???

 

[now05ster]

Would the South African government be able to shutdown our Internet if they wanted to?

I would be surprised if the legal framework presently enables such an option. How would this be done technically?

Good question.

 

[DapperDanMan]

Would the South African government be able to shutdown our Internet if they wanted to?

Unintentionally, yes.

 

[K3NS31]

How do you shut down Starlink???

 

[netstrider]

No electricity means no internet. Easy.

 

[MentellusMaximus]

Would the South African government be able to shutdown our Internet if they wanted to?

Yes, if they are tasked with keeping it on 24x7, it will be down in 3…2…1…

 

[deweyzeph]

Starlink has completely changed the game. There's nothing any government can do to completely shutdown the internet.

 

[K3NS31]

No electricity means no internet. Easy.

Nah, as the poster above said - Starlink. you can run it off a battery. The game has changed.

 

[Danie_V]

Would the South African government be able to shutdown our Internet if they wanted to?

I think it is part of the ISP (top tier) license conditions (or used to be). Government would instruct them, and they carry it out.

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

Starlink has completely changed the game. There's nothing any government can do to completely shutdown the internet.

You have to pay for it dont you

 

[rvZA]

How do you shut down Starlink???

Where do South Africans sign up? What's the cost and what are their speeds like here in SA?

 

[rvZA]

Would the South African government be able to shutdown our Internet if they wanted to?

Yes.