Hulu is one of the leading streaming video services on the web and competes with other giants such as Netflix and Amazon. Since their inception in 2008, they rounded out their first year of operation with over 200 million views – which is nothing short of explosive growth. And they aren’t stopping expanding and growing. … Read more
As you might have guessed, Pakistan has some of the most restrictive Internet laws in the world and the Internet is anything but free and open. There are two main organizations that facilitate Internet restrictions in Pakistan – namely the PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority) and the PIE (Pakistan Internet Exchange). These two groups exercise the … Read more
The world is shrinking every day, and each passing second makes the world more connected globally. But you must understand that there are very different implementations of the Internet around the world and that laws vary drastically from country to country. Not only does it matter significantly where you are located globally, but it also … Read more
I would say that the two largest factors people consider when comparing VPN services is the speed of their connection and whether or not the VPN provider keeps any logs of your data. But one feature that varies significantly among providers is how many devices you can connect to a VPN with a single account. … Read more
Though South Africa is more developed than many other nations, you might be surprised how low their Internet penetration rate is. Currently, approximately 45% of the residents of South Africa have access to the Internet, and the highest concentration of Internet users are in Johannesburg. Even though they have a decent percentage of citizens with … Read more
Turkey does not have an Internet infrastructure that is as free and open as other parts of the world. In fact, you would likely even call it extremely restrictive. Back in February of 2014, there was a new law that had been proposed that caused an uproar. The idea was to modify a previous act … Read more
Unfortunately, Bangladesh is anything but a leader in Internet infrastructures. In fact, their Internet is lagging behind the times and their Internet penetration rate is extremely poor. Though other nations such as North Korea have statistically lower Internet access rates, Bangladesh is still among the worst in the world. However, since the invention of mobile … Read more
As you might expect, Indonesia is just like many other Southeast Asian countries with regards to their Internet freedoms. It seems to be a common thread that this part of the world heavily monitors social media and the messages that users post online. They also make great efforts to impose heavy censorship programs to filter … Read more
The number of Internet users in Mexico have exploded over the last 15 years, and more and more citizens are connecting online than ever before. In the early 2000’s, the percentage of people that had Internet access were in the single digits. Today that figure is past 40% and still growing. In addition, you might … Read more
Qatar is a bustling peninsular city located just Northeast of Abu Dhabi, and you need Internet security if you live there or are visiting for any amount of time. To be fair, Qatar is known for having one of the freest Internet environments within the Middle East, but there are some stringent controls put in … Read more