No subject
Tue Apr 2 03:57:03 PDT 2024
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Around 2236 UCT, we lost all Internet connectivity with our contacts in
Egypt, and I'm hearing reports of (in declining order of =
confirmability):
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1) Internet connectivity loss on major (broadband) ISPs
2) No SMS
4) Intermittent connectivity with smaller (dialup?) ISPs
5) No mobile service in major cities -- Cairo, Alexandria
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The working assumption here is that the Egyptian government has made the
decision to shut down all external, and perhaps internal electronic
communication as a reaction to the ongoing protests in that country.
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If anyone can provide more details as to what they're seeing, the =
extent,
plus times and dates, it would be very useful. In moments like this =
there
are often many unconfirmed rumors: I'm seeking concrete reliable
confirmation which I can pass onto the press and those working to bring =
some
communications back up (if you have a ham radio license, there is some =
very
early work to provide emergency connectivity. Info at:
http://pastebin.com/fHHBqZ7Q )
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Thank you,
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<mailto:dobrien at cpj.org> dobrien at cpj.org
Danny O'Brien, Committee to Protect Journalists
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On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 4:53 PM, Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:
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http://www.allfacebook.com/egypt-blocks-access-to-facebook-2011-01
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Egypt=92s blockage was confirmed by Jillian York, a project coordinator =
at
Harvard=92s Berkman Center for Internet and Society that oversees the =
Herdict
service, who sent an email to
<http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70P63120110126> Reuters.
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Egypt=92s blockage of Facebook today follows a similar move against =
Twitter
yesterday, TechCrunch has
<http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/26/after-blocking-twitter-egypt-reportedly=
-st
arts-restricting-access-to-facebook/> reported, as the microblogging =
site
has also helped protesters organize themselves.
Will the Egyptian government=92s efforts to block access to social media
ultimately strengthen protesters=92 resolve and possibly strengthen =
support
for the demonstration outside of Egypt?
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chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org =
[mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] <b>En nombre de =
</b>Joly MacFie<br><b>Enviado el:</b> jueves, 27 de enero de 2011 =
20:14<br><b>Para:</b> ISOC Chapter Delegates<br><b>Asunto:</b> Re: =
[Chapter-delegates] Egypt blocking Facebook & =
Twitter<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>From =
the Washington Post:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.5pt'>Clinton urges Egypt to unblock Twitter, =
Facebook: According to the <a =
href=3D"http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ixwVwhR9FgK42tA=
DJCk4sjnmle0Q?docId=3D296890c6e84e47138ed448432c8fe16c">Associated =
Press</a>, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged the Egyptian =
government to lift its ban on social media sites such as Facebook and =
Twitter as the country deals with the aftermath of riots that shook =
Cairo this week. Clinton said that the United States supports Egyptians' =
rights to freedom of expression, association and =
assembly.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=3DMsoNormal>The =
Egyptian government <a =
href=3D"http://www.itp.net/583714-egypt-government-denies-twitter-block">=
denies</a> that it is blocking the social media sites. There are =
mixed reports on Twitter about the status of the micro-blogging site in =
Egypt. Some insist that the site is blocked, while others say the sites =
are up <a =
href=3D"http://twitter.com/#!/Zeinobia/status/30623473210499072">but =
moving slowly.</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal>From =
nanog:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal>Around =
2236 UCT, we lost all Internet connectivity with our contacts =
in<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Egypt, and I'm hearing =
reports of (in declining order of =
confirmability):<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></=
blockquote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1) Internet connectivity loss =
on major (broadband) ISPs</span></span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockq=
uote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2) No SMS</span></span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockq=
uote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4) Intermittent connectivity =
with smaller (dialup?) ISPs</span></span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockq=
uote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5) No mobile service in major =
cities -- Cairo, Alexandria</span></span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockq=
uote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></=
blockquote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The working assumption here =
is that the Egyptian government has made the</span></span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockq=
uote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>decision to shut down all =
external, and perhaps internal electronic</span></span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockq=
uote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>communication as a reaction =
to the ongoing protests in that country.</span></span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockq=
uote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></=
blockquote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If anyone can provide more =
details as to what they're seeing, the extent,</span></span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockq=
uote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>plus times and dates, it =
would be very useful. In moments like this there</span></span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockq=
uote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>are often many unconfirmed =
rumors: I'm seeking concrete reliable</span></span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockq=
uote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>confirmation which I can pass =
onto the press and those working to bring some</span></span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockq=
uote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>communications back up (if =
you have a ham radio license, there is some very</span></span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockq=
uote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>early work to provide =
emergency connectivity. Info at:</span></span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockq=
uote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1C51A8'><a =
href=3D"http://pastebin.com/fHHBqZ7Q" =
target=3D"_blank">http://pastebin.com/fHHBqZ7Q</a> )</span></span><s=
pan =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockq=
uote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></=
blockquote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you,</span></span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockq=
uote><blockquote style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'=
><o:p> </o:p></span></p></blockquote><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'>--</span></span>=
<span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></spa=
n></p></blockquote><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a =
href=3D"mailto:dobrien at cpj.org"><span =
style=3D'color:#1C51A8'>dobrien at cpj.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><=
/blockquote><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-style-span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#888888'>Danny O'Brien, =
Committee to Protect Journalists</span></span><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockq=
uote><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 4:53 PM, Joly MacFie <<a =
href=3D"mailto:joly at punkcast.com">joly at punkcast.com</a>> =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><a =
href=3D"http://www.allfacebook.com/egypt-blocks-access-to-facebook-2011-0=
1" =
target=3D"_blank">http://www.allfacebook.com/egypt-blocks-access-to-faceb=
ook-2011-01</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444446'>=
Egypt’s blockage was confirmed by Jillian York, a project =
coordinator at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society =
that oversees the Herdict service, who sent an email to <a =
href=3D"http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70P63120110126" =
target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D'color:#444446;border:none windowtext =
1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:#EBEEF5'>Reuters</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:=
p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
style=3D'margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt;border-style=
:initial;border-color:initial;outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;out=
line-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial'><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444446'>=
Egypt’s blockage of Facebook today follows a similar move against =
Twitter yesterday, TechCrunch has <a =
href=3D"http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/26/after-blocking-twitter-egypt-rep=
ortedly-starts-restricting-access-to-facebook/" target=3D"_blank"><span =
style=3D'color:#444446;border:none windowtext =
1.0pt;padding:0cm;background:#EBEEF5'>reported</span></a>, as the =
microblogging site has also helped protesters organize =
themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
style=3D'margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt;border-style=
:initial;border-color:initial;outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;out=
line-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial'><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444446'>=
Will the Egyptian government’s efforts to block access to social =
media ultimately strengthen protesters’ resolve and possibly =
strengthen support for the demonstration outside of =
Egypt?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><br>-- =
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target=3D"_blank">http://punkcast.com</a><br> VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY =
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target=3D"_blank">http://isoc-ny.org</a><br>-----------------------------=
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class=3DMsoNormal><br><br clear=3Dall><br>-- =
<br>---------------------------------------------------------------<br>Jo=
ly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast<br>WWWhatsup NYC - <a =
href=3D"http://wwwhatsup.com" =
target=3D"_blank">http://wwwhatsup.com</a><br> <a =
href=3D"http://pinstand.com" target=3D"_blank">http://pinstand.com</a> - =
<a href=3D"http://punkcast.com" =
target=3D"_blank">http://punkcast.com</a><br> VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY =
- <a href=3D"http://isoc-ny.org" =
target=3D"_blank">http://isoc-ny.org</a><br>-----------------------------=
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