Re: Internet blocked in Algeria?

2011-02-12 Thread mikea
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

Re: Internet blocked in Algeria?

2011-02-12 Thread Jim Cowie
On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 6:05 PM, mikea mi...@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

Internet blocked in Algeria?

2011-02-12 Thread Joly MacFie
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

Re: Internet blocked in Algeria?

2011-02-12 Thread Joly MacFie
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 co...@renesys.com wrote: On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at

Re: Internet blocked in Algeria?

2011-02-12 Thread Marshall Eubanks
On Feb 12, 2011, at 6:20 PM, Jim Cowie wrote: On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 6:05 PM, mikea mi...@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

Re: Internet blocked in Algeria?

2011-02-12 Thread Danny O'Brien
On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 5:01 AM, Joly MacFie j...@punkcast.com 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

Re: Internet blocked in Algeria?

2011-02-12 Thread Jared Mauch
On Feb 12, 2011, at 9:26 PM, Marshall Eubanks wrote: Maybe this is connected to the new fiber optic cable to Venezuela, it seems to have caught everyone by surprise. I believe the cable was landed, but not actually lit yet. That's set for later this year based on what I recall from that