The Syrian authorities have blocked Wednesday, January 26, access to several programs that use the live chat feature on Facebook's mobile phone. EBuddy Nimbuzz, two programs that use Facebook chat or other software discussion, do not work across the country. Syria, led since 1963 by the Baath Party, a practice widespread censorship of the Internet.
Classified as "enemy of the Internet", such as Tunisia and Egypt, the organization Reporters Without Borders, Syria blocks many sites: YouTube, Facebook or political sites, accused of being "exploited by Israel to corrupt Syrian youth. CENSORSHIP OF IRON "All the indicators are red Tunisian since the revolution," said Mazen Darwish, head of the Syrian Center for Freedom of Expression and Media, authorities closed three years ago.
"The policy of censorship of iron has not changed." Syrian media, controlled by the government have barely mentioned the overthrow of President Ben Ali in Tunisia. A daily Damascus attributed its decline to its supposed too close with the West. Darwish said that if Syria is not likely to lift the ban on media coverage of poverty or corruption, they are used to provide a safety valve to express frustration.
Www. syria-news. com has published an article on the ban and eBuddy Nimbuzz, and left the article open for comment. Syrian sites, however, must retain the information identifying the commentators, such as IP address, and ask to authorities. Police raids are also common in internet cafes.
Faced with obstacles, the popularity of Facebook has democratized the tools to circumvent censorship. Syrian youth access to social network through servers located abroad, especially in Lebanon. In 2010, authorities had suggested that they were studying the possibility of lifting the ban Facebook, but since the revolution of Tunisia, the regime has chosen to increase its control of the Web.
President Bashar Assad uses the social network yet: there has a personal page and support groups. Several sites of propaganda in his glory have also been created in recent years. 
Classified as "enemy of the Internet", such as Tunisia and Egypt, the organization Reporters Without Borders, Syria blocks many sites: YouTube, Facebook or political sites, accused of being "exploited by Israel to corrupt Syrian youth. CENSORSHIP OF IRON "All the indicators are red Tunisian since the revolution," said Mazen Darwish, head of the Syrian Center for Freedom of Expression and Media, authorities closed three years ago.
"The policy of censorship of iron has not changed." Syrian media, controlled by the government have barely mentioned the overthrow of President Ben Ali in Tunisia. A daily Damascus attributed its decline to its supposed too close with the West. Darwish said that if Syria is not likely to lift the ban on media coverage of poverty or corruption, they are used to provide a safety valve to express frustration.
Www. syria-news. com has published an article on the ban and eBuddy Nimbuzz, and left the article open for comment. Syrian sites, however, must retain the information identifying the commentators, such as IP address, and ask to authorities. Police raids are also common in internet cafes.
Faced with obstacles, the popularity of Facebook has democratized the tools to circumvent censorship. Syrian youth access to social network through servers located abroad, especially in Lebanon. In 2010, authorities had suggested that they were studying the possibility of lifting the ban Facebook, but since the revolution of Tunisia, the regime has chosen to increase its control of the Web.
President Bashar Assad uses the social network yet: there has a personal page and support groups. Several sites of propaganda in his glory have also been created in recent years.
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