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African Governments Agitated by Social Media and Mobile Phones

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The blocking tactics are being used by governments who feel threatened by social media. Cloning websites is a tactic where malware “controls” an individual’s website. Then, it is infiltrated via a virus or spyware in order to damage a user’s system and pull out important content. The “infiltrator” can clone the original system and distribute false information that would be difficult to perceive as fake.

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