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Justin Brown @ Silicon Canals 2 place · today 21:30 EDT

I mapped who profits when a country’s internet gets shut down — it’s never who you think

Internet shutdowns are framed as acts of authoritarian overreach, but the profit chains behind them implicate surveillance tech vendors, VPN companies, consulting firms, and financial analysts across the globe. I mapped who benefits when a country goes dark.

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