Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet is now cheaper than the leading internet provider in some African countries

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Starlink is now cheaper than leading internet provider in some African countries

In Ghana, Starlink is half the price of the local ISP.

“The company’s new overhaul will not promise more freedom of expression and less censorship across the Middle East and North African region as Mark Zuckerberg would like to sell. Rather, it will wreak more havoc on online civic spaces in the region that are already strife with state-sponsored disinformation, hate speech, and genocidal rhetoric.”

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Global fact-checkers were disappointed, not surprised, Meta ended its program

Groups in Pakistan, Argentina, and Brazil have been diversifying revenue streams and many saw the change coming.

Amazon launched a program dedicated to Indian handicrafts in 2017. The program now counts 1.6 million sellers. But artisans say their sales are lackluster, and that Amazon treats their crafts like any other industrially produced object

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Amazon launched a program for Indian handicrafts. Local artisans say it’s not working

Makers say Amazon Karigar has failed to distinguish their crafts from mass-produced items.