From Reuters:
Internet connections between Syria and the outside world were cut off on Tuesday, according to data from Google Inc and other global Internet companies.Given the current state of turmoil in Syria, it's not surprising that Internet was snuffed.
Google's Transparency Report pages showed traffic to Google services pages from the country, embroiled in a civil war that has lasted more than two years, suddenly stopping shortly before 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT).
The vast majority of websites within Syria were rendered unreachable as well, other experts said, as the county appeared to shut itself off.
In any event, it is worth noting the apparent ease at which Internet access can be disabled for an entire country. Is this a harbinger of what other populations should anticipate? I'd suggest it is a clear and present possibility.
1 comment:
From today's local paper, its was a tech issue with the fiber (its bck-up) and not something caused by Assad, or what every or how ever his name is spelled.
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