{
  "id": 486480,
  "title": "Taiwan 'Throttles' Mobile Internet For First Time During Annual War Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/taiwan-throttles-mobile-internet-for-first-time-during-annual-war-486480",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/08/10/1557258/taiwan-throttles-mobile-internet-for-first-time-during-annual-war-games"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Taiwan deliberately throttled mobile internet across the Taichung area during its annual Han Kuang war games, \"simulating communication disruption in the event of a Chinese attack or natural disaster,\" reports Reuters. The drill accompanied air-raid exercises and military rehearsals aimed at defending strategically important areas such as the Penghu Islands. From the report: Democratically…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Taiwan practices war games as it fears increasing Chinese aggression, questions Trump's support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/taiwan-practices-war-games-as-it-fears-increasing-chinese-aggression",
        "published": "2026-08-10T00:56:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Taiwan simulates Chinese assault and internet disruption in annual drills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/taiwan-simulates-chinese-assault-and-internet-disruption-in-annual",
        "published": "2026-08-10T01:24:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Taiwan 'throttles' mobile internet for first time during annual war games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/taiwan-throttles-mobile-internet-for-first-time-during-annual-war",
        "published": "2026-08-10T07:01:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Taiwan ‘throttles’ mobile internet for first time during annual war games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/taiwan-throttles-mobile-internet-for-first-time-during-annual-war-449641",
        "published": "2026-08-10T07:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}