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Algeria shuts down internet to prevent cheating during exams

Country went on an internet blackout to prevent cheating during exams. [Courtesy]

The whole nation of Algeria went offline on Wednesday for the start of high school exams, the first in a series of internet blackouts to stop the possibility of students cheating.

Mobile and fixed internet connections were cut across the country for a total of two hours, to coincide with the start of two school tests.

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