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Tunisia seems to have blocked access to Facebook today. Some Tunisian bloggers in the country report being unable to access the popular social networking website and took several screenshots of the fake 404 blockpage.
Tunisia is also blocking access, permanently, to both popular video-sharing websites, Youtube (since Since November 2nd, 2007) and Dailymotion (since Septembre 3rd, 2007)
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that’s one more step of killing internet freedom as same as many other freedoms and this will contiue if no reacts against this tirany. All computer geeks should cooperate to put and end to this opression. If no one reacts it won’t stop and internet will be useless in tunisia.
posted on August 21st, 2008 at 3:53 am - #11050I seem to have the same problems with Facebook in Tunisia. Today 22/08/08 I was able to login in the morning then by midday I got the 404 blockage page… Does anyone know why I would be able to login and then not? Did Tunisia really block Facebook?
posted on August 22nd, 2008 at 4:43 pm - #11070I too was able to access Facebook this morning (22-8-2008). I accessed it around 10am, made a few updates, and then around 4:30pm I couldn’t access it anymore. I do not use Facebook often, but know plenty of people who do. Is this block going to be permanent?
posted on August 22nd, 2008 at 5:25 pm - #11071Hi
It is true that they blocked facebook.
posted on August 22nd, 2008 at 7:19 pm - #11072Reason is simple, to keep the country at ease and kalm, caus there is a lot of info that can be found on facebook regarding Tunisia.
Ok this is discusable but not to forget is that facebook is a social thing, not political, so mayby people from facebook schould consider banning stuf that can cause harm to the contry. it’s true that if donne so there is no freedom of spech anymore ???? Dilema.Annyway there is a solution, and that is to instal ANCHOR FREE, ok you’ll have only acces for 3G for free, but still you can acces it.
Anny
try this url:
http://www.new.facebook.com
regards
posted on August 22nd, 2008 at 9:17 pm - #11074Noop, not working, until a beter solution use the anchor free, it’s easy to use and free for 3G.
posted on August 22nd, 2008 at 9:30 pm - #11075This really stinks… I thought Tunisia was the most democratic in the Arab world and I find that they r blockin facebook and youtube… what the? Well does anyone know what 3G stands for?
posted on August 23rd, 2008 at 1:37 pm - #11079Also how can one unlock the new Iphone in Tunisia? any suggestions?
Oh well, nothing surprises me anymore in this “democratic” country. Did they not think about us foreigners trying to keep in touch with family & friends at home and all tunisians all over the world doing the same. Or is that what they don’t want - open comminication. Wonder how long it’ll be ’til they ban internet, satellite tv and tourism too …
posted on August 23rd, 2008 at 6:09 pm - #11080DUDE!!! ill sue them tunisian if they dnt unblock fb!! seriousli… internet is completly usless in tunisia now!!#
posted on August 23rd, 2008 at 6:48 pm - #11081This country SUKZZZZZZ!!!!!
we need to be united to face this lack of freedom they started with a recital youtube as a site immoral and now they censor the facebook is a simple dating site, and if it does not react they will continue and they will go very far away and they can censor the msn also knows none :S
posted on August 23rd, 2008 at 10:46 pm - #11084please open again on facebook :(
Seriously I am fuming about this!! I live in Tunisia and I am English this is the main way I stay in touch with my friends and family in the UK and they have blocked it!! damn right disgusting and I want to know if we can do anything about it??
posted on August 24th, 2008 at 3:49 pm - #11088Absolutely disgusting - Lisa I agree being an English expat in Tunisia and using Facebook to stay in touch with my friends and family as the price to ring from Tunisia is out of this world I am so angry and appalled!!
I can not believe this and what is next! so called freedom of speech and all the rest they preach and they block sites for their own ridiculous reasons.
The internet in Tunisia is not at its best let alone blocking sites, we need to do something!
posted on August 24th, 2008 at 4:00 pm - #11089This is madness and there seems to be no one that can stop it.
posted on August 24th, 2008 at 11:10 pm - #11092its awful im tunisian and i m ashamed, why the hell did they block facebook..:’( its not fair,those peice of shit are damn idiot,they blocked youtube and we said nothg but now facebook?? why the hell is this,how can i contact my best friend who lives away,how can i contact my family memebers who lives outside tunisia? msn is not enaf,what r they gonna block soon?? msn?skype?yahoo? they have to block all so we become more stupid :@ i m angry with that,they are evn banning all sites and proxys we may use,they are controling everythg as if they r keeping an eye on us on our own houses,thts awful,its disgusting,wt they want?tht we watch tv and thts all? they hv to do smthg i cant use net anymore i feel borred and its awful i wanna facebook back soon,hope they ll recognize tht wt they hv done is sooooo damn wrong and idiot :@
posted on August 25th, 2008 at 12:21 am - #11093Is the tunisian state that vulnerable that even facebook can destablize it or cause unrest? COME ON! how long can they keep people’s head and their own heads in the sand? let people talk and communicate, it’s not like they can do anything!!! I am an expat in tunisia too, there are many things I like about this country, but facebook was trully my only mean to keep in touch with all my social networks be it freinds or family, I beleive blocking facebook is a shortsighted decision that will do more harm than good (if any)! I just wonder: which leg of the state is responsible for such actions? maybe they can be reasoned with at a level headed way!
posted on August 25th, 2008 at 7:00 am - #11095Where do we go, how can we be heard! I’m gutted like the rest of you!
posted on August 25th, 2008 at 6:56 pm - #11101Does anyone have more info about ANCHOR FREE? I’ve been on the site but a little unsure about what to download?
posted on August 25th, 2008 at 7:01 pm - #11102Hey guyz.. I am back.. Anchor Free does work, but just becareful not to pass it around to quickly or I am worried somehow that will get hacked.. I’m paranoid now.. Been here for over a month now, luckly I leave in a week or so.. How are all the expats doing? Hope well with all this madness. :) Well Any fellow Gringoes out there? ha! Best of luck to every one…
posted on August 28th, 2008 at 1:39 am - #11124Sorry for our country idiocy, for everyone who wants to use internet in tunisia, try “freegate”
posted on August 29th, 2008 at 5:12 pm - #11139all sites works
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