Confirmed: Live network data show #Bangladesh is now in the midst of a near-total national internet shutdown; the new measure follows earlier efforts to throttle social media and restrict mobile data services, and comes amid reports of rising deaths at student protests
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134 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 19 Jul
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Students at elite universities in Bangladesh are protesting over a new quota system limiting who can get cushy government jobs. This has led to violence between pro-quota and anti-quota groups.
Imagine that, protesting because you can't get a government job.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 19 Jul
Similar violence erupted in Sri Lanka between the Tamil and the Sinhalese
The Tamil minority were persecuted for making more money and better educated than the Sinhalese
Affirmative action and preferences can lead to violence and death
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @south_korea_ln OP 20 Jul
Message from Bangladeshi colleague:
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satoshi__Nakamoto 20 Jul
Yes, there are definitely reports from Bangladesh about internet outages
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 20 Jul
I had the same thought earlier.
If everyone had to pay for their social media activity, how much time would it decrease by?
Social media doesnt really help society in any way...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinAbhi 19 Jul
Yes, there are definitely reports from Bangladesh about internet outage, more than 105 killed in protests!
The population in Bangladesh is so much that now the land is not enough for giving,' food even.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 19 Jul
#614661
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34 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 19 Jul
If you don't want twitter/x
https://xcancel.com/perpetualmaniac/status/1814405221738786984?s=46
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @02ad8239c2 19 Jul
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