Apagón nacional
Another four-hour shutdown of the Internet for everyone in Iraq, in the Iraq government's belief that this will reduce cheating during high school exams. The shutdowns are expected to continue on July 11, 12, 15 in 2023. As we have repeatedly written about here on Pulse, Internet shutdowns cause great harm to a country’s economy and society, and are in our opinion NOT the appropriate mechanism to cope with potential exam cheating.
Impacto local
Otro apagón de Internet de cuatro horas para todo el mundo en Irak, en la creencia del gobierno iraquí de que esto reducirá las trampas durante los exámenes de secundaria. Se espera que los cierres continúen los días 11, 12 y 15 de julio de 2023. Como hemos escrito repetidamente aquí en Pulse, los cierres de Internet causan un gran daño a la economía y la sociedad de un país, y en nuestra opinión NO son el mecanismo adecuado para hacer frente a las posibles trampas en los exámenes.
Otra información complementaria
Las mediciones del proyecto de Detección y Análisis de Apagones de Internet (IODA) del Georgia Tech muestran que el apagón del 10 de julio siguió un patrón similar al de los anteriores, comenzando a la 01:00 y terminando a las 05:00 (UTC).
Redes sociales
12th grade #exams have started in #Iraq, which means another ~5 hour #Internet #shutdown has occurred in Iraq. 12th grade exams are set for June 21, 22 ,24, 25, 26, 27; July 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15.
— IODA (@IODA_live) June 21, 2023
Iraq Internet connectivity in near realtime:https://t.co/3SrU04E7e8 pic.twitter.com/Uz9DFhHQI4
Multiple multi-hour #Internet shutdowns intended to prevent cheating on 9th and 12th grade academic exams took place in #Iraq 🇮🇶 in June, and have continued into July. This round of shutdowns will reportedly conclude on July 15.https://t.co/Mow5q78qvphttps://t.co/cjBToyEIKX pic.twitter.com/ucrHsiUvEd
— Cloudflare Radar (@CloudflareRadar) July 10, 2023
