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Author: Samuel Woodhams

Samuel Woodhams

Samuel Woodhams is a freelance journalist and researcher at the digital rights group, Top10VPN. He writes about censorship, digital rights and internet shutdowns in Africa. Follow him on Twitter at @Samuel_Woodhams.

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    ChadPoliticsTop story
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    Chad social media ban reaches one-year mark

    Why have Chad’s internet restrictions, which started amid anti-regime protests a year ago today, endured for so long? A year ago today, on 28 March 2018, ...
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