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EXAM LEAKAGE: Algeria turns off internet, blocks Facebook

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After questions from high school exams were leaked online in 2016, Algeria has taken a hard stance against the World Wide Web.

The country has decided to shut off the its internet in rolling blackouts and block Facebook access during this year’s exam period, between June 20 and June 25.

Reports say the proliferation of dedicated Facebook groups which shares exam secrets and trading answers has forced authorities in Algeria to make the move.

Algeria suffered rampant cheating and leaks in 2016, with students sharing exam questions online shortly after exams began.

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In 2017, the country blocked social media access, hoping to curb the issue.

But it appears that was not enough, so now the Algerian government has ordered its telecom companies to pull the plug on the internet over the exam period.

 

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