African governments are crushing opposition using Israeli spyware
February 24, 2021 at 10:39 am As internet penetration and smartphone usage increases across Africa, digital spaces have become increasingly important for organising political uprisings and opposition movements. In response, several of the continent's regimes have shut down the internet or blocked social media apps. To sidestep the economic costs and global criticism that these online shutdowns incur, governments have turned to digital surveillance technology as a shrewder way to crush all opposition. In a recently-released report titled "Running in Circles: Uncovering the Clients of Cyberes...
Source: middleeastmonitor.com