Israel-Hamas war: How the crisis is unfolding online
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Palestinians in the West Bank are designing their own navigation apps.
At Rest of World, Reem Abd Ulhamid writes about community-sourced apps designed to help Palestinians navigate Israeli-enforced movement restrictions, like checkpoints, Israeli-only roads, and Israeli police. Traditional GPS apps like Google Maps and Waze “try to find the fastest route, [whereas] Palestinian digital networks focus on avoiding risks.”
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