A French father faces a prison sentence of up to 6 months for causing a 3-hour internet outage in the city of Missange in southwestern France, in an attempt to limit his children's use of the Internet.
According to a report published by the British newspaper The Independent, residents of Missange and a neighboring town in southwestern France faced a blackout in the internet and phone signal from midnight to 3 am, when one of the residents used a multi-band jamming device.
The report indicated that the man - who was not named - faces a fine of 30,000 euros and a prison sentence of 6 months after being convicted of causing the mass blackout.
He pointed out that the residents became aware of the problem when a resident's phone operator was alerted and one of his antennas stopped working in Messange, when a technician from the National Agency for Frequencies (which is concerned with operating mobile phones in France) went to the site with the necessary equipment to detect the source of the disturbance.
When the technician used a portable wave reader;
He discovered hostile waves coming from a house, as it was found that the owner of that house used a jamming device to prevent his children from using the Internet late at night.
Misang residents became aware of the problem when a resident's phone operator was alerted and one of his antennas stopped working (Getty Images)
The report shows that the perpetrator believed he was only blocking Wi-Fi and phone signal from his home, although the National Frequency Agency warned that these devices often had a more "broadband" effect than sellers usually advertised. .
According to the report, these devices work by sending a strong signal on the same frequency as a phone or Wi-Fi player, which prevents the devices from receiving the intended signal.
A report published on the website of the National Agency of Frequencies said that the children of this suspected man have "become addicted to social networks and other applications" since the closure imposed during the pandemic.
The father decided to use the jamming device as the most appropriate solution to put an end to these abuses, and the report of the British newspaper believes that this solution was radical, but above all illegal and inappropriate;
The device not only cut off the transmission and the Internet from his home, but also cut off it from his neighbors, the residents of his town and the residents of the neighboring town.