Friday, March 4, 2011

Internet cut in Libya

After intermittent power outages and increased screening but mainly affecting Tripoli, Libya has cut back its Internet access for more than twelve hours. The Transparency Report of Google, which shows real-time changes in service use the search engine shows that the traffic from Libya fell to zero, to 6 am Paris time (7:00 in Libya).

Measurements made by the company Renesys shows that pathways Libyan sites were completely cut off at the same time. Hosted sites in Libya, including official government sites are currently inaccessible. The extent of the blockage seems to indicate that it is the DNS protocol which allows browsers to navigate the Internet, which has been cut by Libya.

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