➤Need so much? African country shuts down internet during important test period 🕹

Algeria, similar to Spain, also has a great system of selection by tests during high school, similar to our ENEM. However, the country took drastic measures to avoid possible leaks, cheats and cheats during the test period, the local government decided to turn off the internet and block access to almost 40 million inhabitants.

As the BBC says, the national government is applying the "precaution" during the testing period, which began last Wednesday (20) and will last until next Monday (25). To top it off, Algeria is also blocking access to Facebook during the testing period in its territory.

To make matters worse, during the exam period, all students and even school staff are required to go through metal detectors to prevent objects such as cell phones or other electronic devices from entering the rooms.

Need so much? African country shuts down internet during important test period — The measures taken are to avoid bigger problems involving fraud in the process.

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The measures taken are to avoid bigger problems involving fraud in the process. In 2016, for example, some test questions were exposed on the internet. Because of this, the following year the country began to limit access to the internet, but it did not have much effect. Therefore, this year the government opted for a drastic measure, namely the general blockade of the internet.

Obviously, the decision did not please everyone and generated controversy. SMEX, a Lebanese NGO that defends free internet access in the region, severely criticized the measure taken by the Algerian government. "Governments take these steps and point out that 'widespread cheating' [...] took place in the past year, but they never provide data and never mention the effectiveness of these shutdowns."

The tests will be carried out by about 700 thousand students. Results will be out on July 22. And you, do you agree with the measure taken by the country? Do you believe that cutting the internet is effective in this case?