On Wed, Oct 02, 2019 at 07:21:53PM -0700, Razer wrote:
> "Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory show that
> Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram and other social and
> messaging apps have been blocked in Iraq by multiple internet
> providers as of 12:30 UTC, Wednesday 2 October 2019.
Is that a tear I hear for "poor" Iraqis from you there Razer?
Caring about some desert semite cousins all of a sudden?
> The restrictions come just as hundreds have been reported wounded
> as police fire tear gas, bullets at protesters.
Sounds like a tear jerk :)
Or am I confused and this is just social virtue signalling?
> Technical measurements show that each of the services have been
> intentionally restricted by leading Iraqi network operators
> including Earthlink, Asiacell and Zain in a manner consistent with
> previous incidents of censorship in the country. Findings are based
> on a set of technical measurements from across the country
> assessing reachability and network performance.
Ohoh! No shit!
1. Israel bombs the crap out of "Greater Israel" - aka Iraq
2. a massive info psy op against "Greater Israel" - aka Iraq - is
attempted in parallel, and
3. the Iraqi gov shuts down their Internet.
And the precious? Now (((some folks))) are complaining.
HA!
What a firetrucking surprise.
Made my day chuckle worth though :D
Got anuddah for us Rayzer? Like an utterly pointless drone attack on
a Saudi oil refinery? Or how about a chroline or sarin gas bomb on
completely unarmed civilians and children with a convenient White Hat
film crew on hand to "hose down the chillun"...
Damnably ridiculous and STILL played off as real by CNN...
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED ALREADY ? !! MWAHAHAHAHHAAAAAA !!!
Rayzer - from the front lines of the Info Psy-op
For everything else, there's Russkies :D
PS: Rayzer, less psilocibin rations for you boy-oh, this one was such a
piss poor effort I can smell ya mushies from Austraya mate!
> Update: Internet access has been cut across much of Iraq including Baghdad as
> of 17:00 UTC, following the earlier blocking of social media platforms.
> NetBlocks diffscan measurements which map the IP space of a country show
> significant impact across multiple providers. Nationwide connectivity has
> fallen below 70% and outages continue to spread:
>
> Update: As of 19:30 UTC Iraq has gone largely offline amid widening
> mass-protests, with the situation on the ground unclear due to blackouts.
> Real-time network data show approximately 75% of the country including
> Baghdad is now offline, excluding autonomous regions which operate their own
> networks:
>
> Instances of network filtering and outages present a significant challenge to
> media freedom and the rights to free assembly and free association in Iraq.
>
> Why are Iraqis protesting?
> Demonstrators are out on the streets over unemployment, corruption and poor
> public services, focused in capital Baghdad but also impacting other cities
> around Iraq.
>
> The protests have escalated after police opened fire in the air as some 3,000
> protesters tried to cross a bridge leading into Baghdad’s fortified Green
> Zone, where government buildings and foreign embassies are based.
>
> Is the internet down in Iraq?
> Yes, largely. Restrictions were initially limited to specific online
> platforms and at first there was no sign of a wider nationwide internet
> blackout. However total outages began from 17:00 UTC, and by 19:30 UTC much
> of Iraq fell offline (see updates, above).
>
> Geographic impact covers Iraq’s centrally administered cities including
> Baghdad, while independent zones such as the Kurdish northern cities are
> governed under a different system unaffected by the restrictions.
>
> Iraq has previously extended social media disruptions to total shutdowns,
> hence the situation has been considered volatile by the observatory from its
> onset.
>
>
> On Wednesday afternoon, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger remained partially
> usable via mobile phones on some of the affected networks for some time. This
> is due to circumvention measures and alternative messaging protocols built
> into recent versions of the mobile apps. In such cases service quality and
> performance of media, photo and video transfers are generally degraded.
>
> Background
> NetBlocks has previously identified the total blocking of internet access as
> well as partial restrictions affecting social media platforms through recent
> years. Civil society group SMEX has campaigned for rights-based internet
> governance in the region."
>
> https://netblocks.org/reports/iraq-blocks-facebook-twitter-whatsapp-and-instagram-amid-civil-unrest-zA4zGlyR
> Rr
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