In Ethiopia, for the time of the exams, the Internet was disconnected

Schoolchildren and students write off everywhere - this is well known to everyone, since we were all (or are) schoolchildren and students. Even when I am confident in my knowledge, you are trying to write something down somewhere: a formula, or a list of constants, or something else. Well, just in case. Over the past few years, the need for paper cribs has almost disappeared, because the Internet has everything you need, and access to the network is now equipped with a huge number of different devices.

In Russia, earlier (as it is now, it is not known for sure), schoolchildren who passed the exams earlier than others, took photographs of tasks and posted them on the Web, so that students from other time zones could use the solutions for the tasks. Pupils from other countries are doing the same. Plus, the Internet can now go even with smart watches, and find out everything you need. In some countries, this issue has been approached “creatively”. For example, last year in Iraq they decided to simply turn off the Network throughout the country for several days in May, when it is time for the final exams.

The same thing is done in Ethiopia now. In this African state, schoolchildren are now taking exams, and in order for students to show their knowledge, rather than the ability to search for information on the network, the government simply turned off the Internet.
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This event was easy to track, because at some point Ethiopia ’s outgoing traffic dropped to almost zero volume, and then, after some time, traffic recovered.


The actions of the officials are explained by the fact that last year the exam documentation leaked to the network, and many more schoolchildren received a positive assessment than one would expect. Now, not wanting to repeat this situation, Ethiopia decided to simply cut off the country from the Network during the exams. According to activists from this country, the Internet in Ethiopia is disconnected for the third time in a year.


For the first time, Ethiopian officials decided to turn off the Internet in the country in July 2016, then the tasks for the exam, which applicants pass when they enter the university, were posted to the network.

It is worth noting that, apart from Iraq and Ethiopia, Algeria also chose the same way to combat Internet cheating. Last year, in June, this country also disconnected from the World Wide Web. The goal was the same as that of the "colleagues" - to prevent cheating.