I do remember that, and I know they’re capable of it. Was simply curious if anyone was aware of it actually happening (yet) this time around. ---- Andy Ringsmuth andy@newslink.com News Link – Manager Technology, Travel & Facilities 2201 Winthrop Rd., Lincoln, NE 68502-4158 (402) 475-6397 (402) 304-0083 cellular
On Dec 30, 2017, at 10:19 PM, Matt Harris <matt@netfire.net> wrote:
This is nothing new for even moderate authoritarian states (see: Egypt during the 'arab spring' protests), and should be no surprise from a totalitarian state such as Iran.
We've seen Iran up to no good on a global scale in the past, too, far beyond what's being suggested here: https://dyn.com/blog/iran-leaks-censorship-via-bgp-hijacks/ So we know that they have national censorship in place.
Are you looking for anything more specific here?
On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 9:57 PM, Andy Ringsmuth <andy@newslink.com> wrote: Thought this might be a welcome change from the IPv6 waste discussion and meta-discussion.
Seeing a few references in the news to Iran possibly cutting off Internet (at least on mobile devices) in light of significant protests around the country:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/iran-warns-against-illegal-gatherings-protests-11...
Was curious if anyone “in the know” has anything to back it up, etc.
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