Good morning, Quartz readers!Ever since Egypt blocked the web during the 2011 Arab Spring protests, internet shutdowns have become a well-worn authoritarian tactic used by countries like Syria, Myanmar, and Uganda. On June 11, Cuba joined the club, when its government shut off the internet to disrupt protests being coordinated and livestreamed using the island’s nascent mobile data network.Full shutdowns actually represent a worst-case scenario for any regime: In addition to disrupting protesters, they also disrupt the economy, and make it harder for the government itself to operate. The fact that dictators still find themselves pulling the plug on the entire national internet shows just how
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