The Taliban leader has banned fibre optic internet in Afghanistan's Balkh province to “prevent immorality,” according to a spokesman for the administration.
  • FauxLiving@lemmy.worldEnglish
    59·
    14 hours ago

    How can the AP make such a basic mistake as calling Internet access ‘Wi-Fi’?

    The Taliban didn’t ban Wi-Fi, they banned fiber optic internet connections. People can run Wi-Fi networks all day.

    • HiTekRedNek@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      11 hours ago

      Because almost everyone else in the world has begun referring to their entire internet connection as “Wi-Fi” and it pisses me off, too.

      • KSP Atlas@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        41·
        8 hours ago

        I’ve also noticed it’s becoming more common to call desktop PCs laptops, interesting linguistic shift