Iraq KILLS the INTERNET: VPNs, social media and chat apps blocked by government

  • 17 June 2014
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By Jasper Hamill, 17 Jun 2014
 
Iraq has widened its internet ban to include virtual private networks and mobile data in a bid to halt the progress of brutal offensives in the country led by the extremist militant group calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis).
Described as "fascist" and "criminal" by Jon Snow of Channel 4 News, Isis has been using social media to broadcast horrific images of mass executions and other barbaric war crimes. It now controls much of Iraq and is closing in on its capital, Baghdad.
 
The Register/ full read here/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/17/iraq_shutdown_details/
 

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A clear indicator that a dictatorship is in place when they shut all this off.  Streisand effect at it's finest.

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