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Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet

By Samanth Subramanian · The Guardian · September 2025
Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet
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"A colossal volcanic eruption in January 2022 ripped apart the underwater cables that connect Tonga to the world – and exposed the fragility of 21st-century life"

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