{"id":89192,"date":"2026-01-15T07:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=89192"},"modified":"2026-01-15T07:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:57:08","slug":"what-happens-when-the-internet-is-turned-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2026\/01\/15\/what-happens-when-the-internet-is-turned-off\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens when the internet is turned off?"},"content":{"rendered":"

These are two related headlines from the FT, both from yesterday. Start with this<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Then, note this<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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There is no coincidence here, at all, of course. When draconian politics wants to suppress debate, it has a new weapon to do so, and one that is immediately effective. It just turns off the internet, and the whole population affected is discombobulated as a result.<\/p>\n

Let's be candid: that would be the consequence here, and let's not pretend it could not happen, because it very obviously could.<\/p>\n

Do we need to worry about a world in which that might happen, and how we could communicate in that case, not least when traditional telecommunication networks have, very conveniently, disappeared? I am not listing it as a high priority right now. I am noting it as an issue. How could we communicate in that case?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These are two related headlines from the FT, both from yesterday. Start with this: Then, note this: There is no coincidence here, at all, of
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