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Bandwidth Being Throttled In Bahrain?

Posted by timothy on from the oh-just-a-coincidence dept.

mahiskali writes "In light of recent uprising and protests in Bahrain, reports are coming in showing slower than usual internet access across the country. Broadband providers are claiming this is due to high-usage and heavy load, but Twitter is abuzz claiming a government-imposed lockdown. Accounts on the popular media-sharing site Bambuser have reportedly been blocked as well."

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  1. First post! by PPH · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No more competition from the Middle East!

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    Have gnu, will travel.
  2. Mighty quiet here by smitty97 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is Slashdot throttled? I can't possible be FP

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  3. Re:90% of the traffic going to one web site by mr_mischief · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That's because nobody in Scotland dies for looking under a kilt or letting someone look under one. It only takes a pint and a kind word in some cases. So why see it on the net when you can see it in person?

    Of course, if you're a straight guy, what's under a burkka is more interesting than what's under a kilt.