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The Internet Sleeps at Night. Really.

Here in the United States, we spend most of our time in an always-on world—a place where internet connections are as constant and reliable as the lights or running water. But this sort of always-on internet is very much a first-world luxury, and it appears to be confined to countries that were early users of the net, snatching up super-sized quantities of internet addresses. In much of the world, the internet regularly goes to sleep.

What this means is that for web surfers in Asia and and Africa and South America, their internet connections get switched off at night. Internet cafes shut down, and so do home routers. “One of the strongest correlations we found is the poorer your country is, the more likely your network is to turn off at night,” says John Heidemann, a professor at the University of Southern California.

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TechImperia3473d ago

But my home router is Always ON even though I am in Asia and not in the US.

Thatguy-3103471d ago

What I've noticed is that at night the speeds are decreased from what it usually does through the day. I stay in LA

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Twitter Blue problems? How to sign up for verification despite error messages

Signing up for the new Twitter Blue has caused problems for some folks. The Shortcut details the roadblocks you may hit trying to sign up and how to get around them.

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EvilCackle497d ago (Edited 497d ago )

Good thing I signed up at launch so people know I'm the real evilcackle

CurrentDigital497d ago

Huge loss for those who don't know where else to spend their surplus $8 a month

SwiderMan495d ago

Still haven't been approved for Twitter Blue :/

gatewayinternational493d ago

study abroad is the chance to find yourself while acquiring a comprehension of an alternate culture. Being in another spot without help from anyone else can overpower on occasion.

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Thousands of top websites collect your data in real-time as you type

Websites are harvesting our data even before we

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The days of remaining anonymous on the internet are coming to an end

Regulations are beginning to require users to verify their identification online.

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