Tag archive: Syria

Syrian authorities have targeted the iPhone in their latest efforts to block protestor's ability to communicate. The Apple smartphone has officially been singled out for a countrywide ban. Pro-democracy activists are being served with notices by the Syrian Finance Ministry's Customs Department which state: “The authorities warn anyone against using the iPhone in Syria,” according to a Lebanese news service named Al Nashara. Owning as… Read More

Earlier this morning we reported how Anonymous had hacked the website of Syria's Ministry of Defense, and replaced the official homepage with images of citizen unrest and brutality by authorities. Now AnonPlus, Anonymous’s social network has been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army, replacing the site with grisly images and the following message: “In response to your hacking to the website of the Syrian Ministry of Defence, the Syrian… Read More

In protest of the brutal tactics of Syria's government, members of the hacktivist collective Anonymous have defaced the website of the Middle Eastern country's Ministry of Defense, causing the site to completely shutdown on Monday. The group posted the following message on the website: “To the Syrian people: The world stands with you against the brutal regime of Bashar Al-Assad. Know that time and history are on your side –… Read More

Hot on the heels that the United Nations now regards Internet access as a human right under freedom of expression, the New York Times reports that the U.S. State Department is helping to fund and develop methods to create shadow voice and digital communications networks that would enable citizens and dissidents to bypass repressive regimes' control and censorship of communications media and reach out to the rest of the world directly.… Read More

As evidenced by the Facebook Revolutions and ensuing Middle East turmoil, the Internet is a powerful tool and one capable of change. Of course, its eliminating citizen use of the Web under oppressive regimes has also yielded consequences. Perhaps inspired by these effects, the UN has declared the Internet a human right. A recent report titled “Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and… Read More

Information is power, and based on the recent social media-aided revolutions, controlling that information is the way to stay in power. Syria has decided that the internet dangerous and is the latest government to levy oppressive measure's again their people's communication and internet use. Earlier today the Syrian government has been reported to have blacked out internet service across the country. According to a government… Read More