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🇺🇬 UGANDA FINDS A WAY AROUND INTERNET SHUTDOWNS During the last two elections, Uganda’s dictator shut off the internet and rigged the vote. Now Bitchat, a Bluetooth-based messaging app, is spreading rapidly, letting people organize and communicate even when the internet is cut.

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