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– .cat domain a casualty in Catalonian independence crackdown (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News September 22, 2017

The seizure of .cat domains is a worrying signal that the Spanish government places its own interests in quelling the Catalonian independence movement above the human rights of its citizens to access a free and open Internet, and EFF joins ordinary Catalonians in condemning it.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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