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Kazakhstan Disables the Internet , Telecomix Restores

Posted by timothy on from the for-make-benefit-glorious-nation dept.

bs0d3 writes "In the face of oil protests on their 20th independence day, Kazakhstan has blocked the internet and disabled cellphone towers in the city of Zhanaozen. As with previous internet blackouts, hactivist group telecomix is putting together free dial-up servers for people blacked out in this region."

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  1. Couldn't Resist... by broginator · · Score: 3, Funny

    Very nice!

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  2. Re:Internet loss = BAD by icebraining · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would just curl

    Not without Internet, you wouldn't!

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  3. Re:Internet loss = BAD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    He still doesn't wget it....