Senegal continues curfew-like internet shutdown to subdue protests

The government of Senegal has continued to impose curfew-like shutdowns on internet access, effectively blocking it from 1 p.m to 2 a.m. across the country in an effort to quell dissent over the trial of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko. Sonko, a widely-revered politician among the country’s youth, was convicted of charges related to “corrupting young

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