Algeria has experienced widespread cheating in national exams, leading to internet shutdowns and cell phone jamming in 2017. In 2018, the government unplugged the internet for up to three hours a day for a week, affecting millions of citizens. Other countries, such as Ethiopia, Uzbekistan, and Iraq, have taken similar measures.
In Algeria, cheating in national school leaving exams seems to be rampant in recent years. In 2016, for example, more than 500,000 students were forced to retake tests after it was determined that questions and answers had appeared online before each testing session began. To combat this problem, in June 2018, the authorities unplugged the internet for up to three hours a day, for an entire week, while significantly disrupting the daily lives and activities of millions of Algerian citizens.
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In 2017, the Algerian Ministry of Education used cell phone jammers and blocked access to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in 2,100 exam centres. But there were still problems.
The government has not apologized for the total blackout in 2018. “We have taken steps to ensure the safety and therefore the credibility of our national exams,” said an education official.
Ethiopia and Uzbekistan took similar steps after a college entrance exam appeared online. Iraq also shut down the internet to stop cheating on its sixth-year national exams.
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