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 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 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 > > -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org ---------------------------------------------------------------
