The shutdown came two weeks after the ruling Taliban cut off the internet in half a dozen provinces, saying they wanted to prevent “immoral acts.” By Elian Peltier Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan ...

Internet services in Afghanistan came back online Wednesday, restoring vital communication and web connectivity for residents two days after the Taliban government blocked web access nationally ...

Afghanistan is in the midst of a communications blackout, just weeks after Taliban authorities began severing fiber optic connections in multiple provinces, in what appears to be the Islamist regime's ...

Two weeks after the Taliban signaled plans to ban fiber-optic internet, nearly all links to the outside world are cut. But the regime denied it is a “ban on the internet.” Afghanistan’s internet ...

Older generations remember the sound of dial-up internet from the 90s and early 2000s, but what was once the soundtrack to an era is coming to an end. On Sept. 30, AOL would discontinue its dial-up ...

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Last week, the Taliban ordered an internet ban across several of Afghanistan’s northern provinces. On September 30, they fully shut down the internet, both mobile and fibre optic, nationwide. The ...

“Real Time” host Bill Maher asked an internet culture researcher Friday about memes to understand how people get “inspired to kill.” Memes, or “historical documents” with various interpretations, were ...

Casey Kiracofe’s dive into an online world of conspiracy and bigotry began with a YouTube video when he was 14. He eventually became convinced the Antichrist was coming, bringing the end of the world.

Scroll down to learn how your plan may be affected A LONG-STANDING internet provider is shutting down service today. The move marks a new chapter as the classic internet dial-up days officially come ...

No reason was immediately given for why service resumed after a blackout rare in scope, even for a government that has drastically curtailed individual freedoms. By Elian Peltier Safiullah Padshah and ...

An internet and mobile phone blackout has hit Afghanistan, as the Taliban cracks down on immorality. International internet access monitoring organisation NetBlocks said connectivity had flatlined to ...