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by pixelkritzel 2122 days ago
Yep, before my inner eye I saw ethernet cables hanging over the streets. Businesses opening their networks and starting own DNS servers. Printed flyers how to change ones phone settings are thrown out of windows and driving cars.

But it's just alternative messengers and VPNs.

On the other hand this is probably a good thing. During the Arab Spring Egypt cut its internet lines and activist like Telecomix provided dial-in internet access. Nowadays even a dictator can't cut the internet access without causing massive damages.