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| Apr.29 |
 Turkey |
Turkish authorities block Wikipedia without giving reason  | Officials said 'an administrative measure' had been taken, but gave no reason why and had asked to remove content by writers 'supporting terror' | |
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| Aug.5 |
 Iran |
Pokemon Go banned by Iranian authorities over 'security'| High Council of Virtual Spaces had banned the Pokemon Go app because of unspecified 'security concerns' | |
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| Mar.27 |
Turkey |
Turkey moves against YouTube Turkey has moved to block access to YouTube, a day after a court ordered the suspension of a ban on Twitter, which PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan backed
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| Mar.20 |
Turkey |
Twitter 'blocked' in Turkey| Twitter users in Turkey report that the social media site has been blocked in the country. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to 'wipe out Twitter' | |
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| Apr.1 |
 Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia may block Skype, Viber Saudi Arabia may block access to popular Internet messaging applications if providers there don't comply with rules and regulatory conditions
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| Dec.1 |
 Syria |
Damascus back online after blackout Internet services around Damascus have resumed after a two-day blackout, as violence intensifies
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| Nov.29 |
Syria |
 Internet shuts down in Syria| More than 90% of the Internet was shut down in Syria as rebel clashes with Bashar al-Assad's forces were reported near the Damascus airport | |
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| Dec.19 |
Saudi Arabia |
 Twitter gets Saudi cash injection Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's Kingdom Holding Company has announced a $300m investment in social media site Twitter
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| Aug.8 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia delays BlackBerry ban The Saudi authorities have agreed to delay until Monday a ban blocking the instant messaging services offered by BlackBerry
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| Aug.3 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis to block BlackBerry service The Communications and Information Technology Commission asked mobile communications companies to halt the service beginning August 5
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| Aug.1 |
 United Arab Emirates |
UAE to suspend some BlackBerry services The United Arab Emirates will suspend some BlackBerry services starting October 11, 'in line with the UAE's telecommunications regulations'
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| Apr.25 |
 Jerusalem |
Israel reverses its iPad ban Israel has reversed a ban on the Apple's tablet computer, and users can bring in the device without worrying that customs officials will seize...
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| May.26 |
Iran |
Iranians regain access to Facebook The online networking sites Facebook and Twitter were back in business for Iranians, a day after the government banned the access
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| Dec.19 |
 Egypt |
Severed cable disrupts web access  Internet and phone communications between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia have been disrupted after submarine cables were severed
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| Feb.1 |
United Arab Emirates |
Third undersea Internet cable cut| A cable was cut off the emirate of Duba, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days. | |
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