Dictators Used Sandvine Tech to Censor the Internet. The US Finally Did Something About It

The article describes the U.S. Department of Commerce blacklisting Sandvine after activists and forensic findings linked its network management tools to Egypt’s mass web monitoring and censorship, exemplified by repeated blocking of independent outlet Al-Manassa that Qurium traced to Sandvine’s technology. Digital rights groups hail the move as accountability for enabling repression, while Sandvine states it is engaging with regulators and asserts its products support a safe and reliable internet.