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Buddyzbuddy

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6. I remember it well. We had sketchy internet for at least a week.

Reply to riversedge (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 19, 2025, 03:56 AM

Sep 19

I was trying to keep informed via internet and the news reported downed internet due to equipment damage. I remember thinking it was possibly the Feds using equipment to interfere. I don't imagine it would be difficult.
Especially since everything is now digital and the gov't has deemed analog obsolete.

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The Taliban's internet ban spreads across Afghanistan as more provinces are shut down [View all] riversedge Sep 18 OP

And in the U.S. Marthe48 Sep 18 #1

It will be so easy to slowly cripple the internet in the US. erronis Sep 18 #2

Internet privacy and freedom speech is also under attack JCMach1 Sep 18 #4

Odd occurrence when Los Angeles was invaded by Ice, their was simultaneously a widespread outage of internet service. Buddyzbuddy Sep 18 #3

I missed that news. Thanks. riversedge Sep 19 #5

I remember it well. We had sketchy internet for at least a week. Buddyzbuddy Sep 19 #6