Saudi Arabia unblocks Facebook after brief ban

Douglas Carpenter

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Nov-13-10 06:02 PM
Original message

Saudi Arabia unblocks Facebook after brief ban

Source: Associated Press

/

Saudi Arabia unblocks Facebook hours after banning the site in the kingdom

Abdullah Al-Shihri, Associated Press, On Saturday November 13, 2010, 12:25 pm EST

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's communications authority unblocked Facebook on Saturday after shutting down the popular social networking website for a few hours.

An official with Saudi's Communications and Information Technology Commission said the kingdom blocked the site briefly Saturday because the content had "crossed a line" with the country's conservative values.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to the media, later said the communications authority lifted the ban. The reason the commission reversed its decision hours later was not immediately clear.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Saudi-Arabia-blocks-Facebook-apf-369737814.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=1&asset=&ccode=

Read more: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Saudi-Arabia-blocks-Facebook-apf-369737814.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=1&asset=&ccode=

The same happened with Blackberry. The Kingdom banned it for about four or five hours and then lifted the ban after a public outcry.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Hawkeye-X

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Nov-13-10 06:16 PM
Response to Original message

1. Their conservative values can go bite me.

*hmpf*

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

AsahinaKimi

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Nov-13-10 06:34 PM
Response to Original message

2. I guess

They must really be hooked..their new addiction.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Douglas Carpenter

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Nov-14-10 01:05 AM
Response to Reply #2

3. VERY, VERY much so

Edited on Sun Nov-14-10 01:19 AM by Douglas Carpenter

I work with a number of young Saudis. When they're not using their Blackberry - they are on the Internet. When Blackberry was briefly banned some months back - it was quickly reinstated after about four hours amidst a massive national outcry. Now the same has happened with Facebook.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

marekrr

(1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Nov-15-10 08:11 AM
Response to Reply #3

6. true...

I have been in Saudiarabia a couple of times and the Saudis are hooked on Internet, especially Facebook.

http://blog.odkryjjakpoderwacdziewczyne.pl/zdrada/zdrada-kobiety/">Mark Zdrada

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

NuclearDem

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Nov-14-10 01:08 AM
Response to Original message

4. And we watch in the next few years as Saudi-born extremism plummets

Who has time for al-Qaeda? I wanna play Farmville! :rofl:

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

SpiralHawk

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Nov-14-10 08:21 AM
Response to Original message

5. "Cool. Now I can stay intimate with my 9/11 buds. Smirk." - xCommander AWOL (R)

Edited on Sun Nov-14-10 08:22 AM by SpiralHawk

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NE-72ZXux-g/SwwSf-aqFPI/AAAAAAAALzA/BmIsAe0iA0o/s1600/Prince+Salman+and+Bush.jpg

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

saigon68

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Nov-15-10 08:13 AM
Response to Reply #5

7. War Criminal indeed

See above

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Thu Dec 26th 2024, 06:22 AM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.