Internet connection is very slow now. SMS messages are blocked. Most sites are filtered and facebook is down. This is why many are calling the present situation a coup. Best, elham gheytanchi Santa Monica College
From: bernie.hogan@gmail.com Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:41:47 +0100 To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Tracking Iranian protests / blogs
Hi everyone,
I'm sure someone would be posting on this - so why not get the ball rolling: The election seems to have been stolen, protests are massive,disinformation abounds, and the country plans a massive strike on Tuesday. Iran is one of the most well connected countries in the blogosphere, as far as I know and CNN got twitter-bombed by Iranians, and there was a mysterious communications blackout on the day of the election.
I highly suspect that the present Iranian government is doing everything in their power to limit the communication power of the dissident citizens. But I also suspect that it won't be enough - that merely having the network which binds people together taken away from them will incite further protests and civil disobedience.
So - what to make of it all? Thoughts from anyone? (John Kelly - can you back me up on the Iranian blogosphere, or am I just reciting a myth?)
Take care, BERNiE _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org
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