Akamai traffic data supports @renesys observation (renesys.com/eventsbulletinâ¦) that Syria is effectively off the Internet pic.twitter.com/haNHwb5y
Syria’s Total Internet Blackout In One Chart
Here’s what Syria’s Internet shutdown looks like to Akamai, one of the world’s biggest content delivery networks.
This is the first time during the long-running uprising against President Bashar Assad that Syria’s government has instituted a total shutdown.
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- moyw thinks Syria's Total Internet Blackout I... is OMG
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tobyyoung63 5 months agoVoices will not stay silent long. Despicable action by the government but the people will find a way.
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- Nostalgia75 thinks Syria's Total Internet Blackout I... is OMG & WTF
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Nostalgia75 5 months agoMy heart goes out to those who are unable to be heard. However, societies have lived without the beautiful communication of the internet, so I have hopes they will find other ways to solve this problem; Especially when being silenced!
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- smurph25 thinks Syria's Total Internet Blackout I... is WTF
- Andrew Gauthier thinks Syria's Total Internet Blackout I... is WTF & OMG





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