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Re: Internet blocked in Algeria?
From: mikea <mikea () mikea ath cx>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:05:35 -0600
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 reported around midday in the country. They also said that the government is working fast to cut off all Internet providers 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. -- Mike Andrews, W5EGO mikea () mikea ath cx Tired old sysadmin
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- 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)