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| Saudi blocks Facebook website: report |
| 2010-11-15 |
| [Emirates 24/7] Soddy Arabia has blocked Facebook website which has become one of the most popular online activities in the Gulf Kingdom, a local daily reported on Sunday. The Saudi Telecommunications Company blocked the site on Friday night and the blockage continued through Saturday, Alyoum said. "Many visitors tried to access the site but it was giving them the following phrase 'sorry, the required page is not available," the paper said. "Many visitors who are registered in Facebook could not access their account after the blockage, which started on Friday night without a prior warning." The paper said the site reappeared briefly but went off most of the time, adding that it could be a technical problem or "a step to block it permanently." |
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