As violence escalates, Libya cuts off the Internet

Agence France Press reported Friday that FacebookFacebook was inaccessible from Tripoli, Libya's capital, and that "access to the Internet was intermittent." Alles zu Facebook auf CIO.de

Posts to on TwitterTwitter and the blog TechCrunch reported similar problems. Software publisher NeoSmart Technolgies, citing "friends" in Libya, said the government ordered Internet service providers in the country to block most Web access. "Currently, most websites are unavailable and Internet access is, by and large, being blocked," the company said in a blog post. Alles zu Twitter auf CIO.de

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