Comments on: Once again, Syria bans Facebook

By: The state of the Arab press « the arabophile

The state of the Arab press « the arabophile — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:02:58 +0000

[...] Once again, Syria bans Facebook (advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org) [...]

By: Juan Arellano

Juan Arellano — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:12:49 +0000

This post is in spanish now:

Este post está en castellano:

http://es.globalvoicesonline.org/2009/09/21/otra-vez-siria-bloquea-facebook/

By: Jillian York

Jillian York — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:42:29 +0000

Hi Tal,

Facebook has been consistently blocked over the past two years, and was never unblocked (see OpenNet Initiative’s study on the matter: http://opennet.net/country/syria).

It is true that Syrian activists are campaigning against Facebook’s decision to allow Israeli users to claim Golan online, however, Syrian Facebook users are accessing the site using circumvention tools and proxies, which are quite prevalent in Syria.

Best,
Jillian

By: Anas Qtiesh

Anas Qtiesh — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:40:20 +0000

Syria didn’t “un-ban” Facebook in the first place to ban it again, it was banned back in 2007 and the ban still consistently stands. Also, the linked source only talks about a boycott campaign against Facebook. Talk about misinformation.

Facebook’s decision is outrageous yet not surprising. Kudos to occupation.

By: Global Voices Advocacy » Once again, Syria bans Facebook | Berita Kita

Global Voices Advocacy » Once again, Syria bans Facebook | Berita Kita — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:38:19 +0000

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