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Re: OT: BdNOG announces website blocks
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Scott Weeks)
Wed Nov 18 19:15:38 2015
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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:13:30 -0800
From: "Scott Weeks" <surfer@mauigateway.com>
To: <nanog@nanog.org>
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On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Scott Weeks <surfer@mauigateway.com> wrote:
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> Md. abdullah Al naser mail.naserbd at yahoo.com
> Wed Nov 18 12:56:15 BDT 2015
>
> The service of Facebook, Viber and Whatsapp are
> blocked from now till further notice. It has been
> ordered by Begum Tarana Halim, State Minister, Post
> and Telecommunications.
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>
> I just saw this on BdNOG and thought it might be
> interesting to others here and where some of the
> internet is headed...
>
> Wow, all of these govt's just can't seem to deal
> with not being able to completely control *everything*
> about the populace.
>
> So, in Bangladesh, no communicating with your social
> peers, no free calls, text or picture sharing and no
> mobile messaging. The new State Minister for Post
> and Telecommunications in Bangladesh wants her money.
>
> It'd be interesting to hear how they're attempting
> to make it happen.
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--- shortdudey123@gmail.com wrote:
From: Grant Ridder <shortdudey123@gmail.com>
Any idea if this includes Instagram as well since it is
a Facebook asset?
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No idea. I am seeing this want of govt's everywhere.
Australia, China, US, BD, etc, etc. It makes me want
to get hosed off with disinfectant.
scott
