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    1. "Hundreds of Western companies are directly involved in suppling authoritarian governments around the world with equipment that is used to filter the internet to block sites that are objectionable to them on social, political or security grounds." theafricareport.com/50500/how-western-companies-undermine-african-democracy/
  1. …in reply to @axbom
    In one cited example, Vodafone Group's local presence in Tanzania, Vodacom, agreed to block any text messages containing terms related to the opposition party, including the name of the main opposition leader. Yes, you read that right.