Gaddafi shuts down Libyan internet
p2pnet view P2P:- Libyan mass-murderer Muammar Gaddafi still believes he can cut citizens off from the rest of the world by putting a hammer-lock on online communications.
Libyans in Tripoli were “suddenly unable to use various Internet communications utilities”, says renesys.com today.
“Examining the BGP routing table, we saw nothing unusual — all Libyan routes up and stable”, it says, going on >>>
But our traceroutes tell a different story (no responses from Libyan hosts). All of the Libyan-hosted government websites we tested (i.e., the ones that are actually hosted in Libya, and not elsewhere) were unreachable.
Google’s Transparency Report seems to confirm that their Libyan query traffic has fallen to zero as well (click for latest):
The Youtube plot is interesting, suggesting that Google’s Youtube traffic from Libya has grown steadily all week. Tonight, however, we suspect that someone has turned off the tap on the Libyan Internet again, this time leaving the routes in place.
“Our last successful traceroute into Libya was shortly after 16:35 UTC”, says renesys.com.”So it looks like this is more than a blip — radio silence for 12 hours and counting.” (Chart, right)
Last month Gaddafi warned Libyans not to use Facebook, said p2pnet, quoting the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI).
renesys.com – Update 00:00 UTC Friday 4 Mar 2011, March 4, 2011
p2pnet – Don’t use Facebook, warns Libya’s Gaddafi, February 145, 2011
ANHRI – Libyan dictator warns against Using Facebook, Activists arrested Following the The deposed Tunisian dictator footsteps in Suppressing opponents, February 13, 2011
March, 2011
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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March 4th, 2011 at 4:38 pm
Fool still thinks turning off wifi will placate his people.
Only a few weeks at most till they come knocking at his door and he pulls a Hitler.
March 4th, 2011 at 6:39 pm
Gaddafi is a dangerous stalinist just like Saddam Hussein was. Like him he will die violently as well as his son soon.