Re: Internet blocked in Algeria?

[Jim Cowie <cowie () renesys com>]

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 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.

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