Thursday, November 29, 2012

Syria: Internet Is Shut Down By The Government


Syria: Internet Shut Down By Government -- Christian Science Monitor

Syria's Internet shutdown is unprecedented in the conflict, though Damascus has partially cut off access several times over the past 20 months.

Two US-based Internet-monitoring companies say Syria has shut off the Internet nationwide.

Activists in Syria reached Thursday by satellite telephone confirmed the unprecedented blackout, which comes amid intense fighting in the capital, Damascus.

Renesys, a US-based network security firm that studies Internet disruptions, says Syria effectively disappeared from the Internet at 12:26 p.m. local time.

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More News On The Syrian Government Shutting Down The Internet

Assad regime cuts Internet across Syria -- Haaretz/AP
Syria: Internet and mobile communication 'cut off' -- BBC
Syria shuts off internet access across the country -- The Guardian
Syria has disappeared from the Internet -- FOX News
Web monitor: 100 percent of Syria’s Internet just shut down -- Washington Post
Blackout: Syria vanishes from Internet -- CNet
Damascus fighting cuts off Internet, airport -- Reuters
Syria Has Just Been Taken Offline
-- Danger Room
The Day Syria Made Its Internet Disappear -- The Atlantic
Syrian Internet goes dark -- Foreign Policy
Syria Shuts Off Internet: But Can Assad Really Block Information Flow?
-- Larry Magid, Forbes
A stunning chart shows Syria’s Internet blackout -- Washington Post

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