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Re: Internet blocked in Algeria?
From: Joly MacFie <joly () punkcast com>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:57:13 -0500
Thanks, I wonder if the fb messing is filtering or a repeat of the Tunisian password stealing gambit? I guess time will tell. I know fb implemented countrywide https as a workaround in that case. j On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 6:20 PM, Jim Cowie <cowie () renesys com> wrote:
On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 6:05 PM, mikea <mikea () mikea ath cx> wrote:On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 05:01:12PM -0500, Joly MacFie wrote:Any confirmation of internet blocking? http://bikyamasr.com/wordpress/?p=26849 As massive street demonstrations are met with widespread violence in Algeria, the country is reporting that many Facebook accounts have been deleted or blocked by the government, in an effort to stifle protests against President Abdelaziz Boutifleka, activists on Twitter reportedaroundmidday in the country. They also said that the government is working fast to cut off allInternetproviders in the country.At least some websites, though not all of them, that are linked off <http://www.erepublic.org/egovincountriesa/algeria.html> seem to be working OK. I grant they're all government, but they're up and serving requests.Looks up to us, with the exception of a few websites. Routes stable, inbound traceroutes unremarkable, lots and lots of DZ-hosted content available. http://www.renesys.com/blog/2011/02/watching-algeria.shtml best, --jim
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Current thread:
- Internet blocked in Algeria? Joly MacFie (Feb 12)
- Re: Internet blocked in Algeria? mikea (Feb 12)
- Re: Internet blocked in Algeria? Jim Cowie (Feb 12)
- Re: Internet blocked in Algeria? Joly MacFie (Feb 12)
- Re: Internet blocked in Algeria? Marshall Eubanks (Feb 12)
- Re: Internet blocked in Algeria? Jared Mauch (Feb 12)
- Re: Internet blocked in Algeria? Jim Cowie (Feb 12)
- Re: Internet blocked in Algeria? mikea (Feb 12)
- Re: Internet blocked in Algeria? Danny O'Brien (Feb 12)