UAE Community Blog: Another website blocked!

19 September, 2006

Another website blocked!

Hi5 joins the dead. Today, Etisalat has finally blocked this site too...

36 comments:

Lirun said...: wow.. what do you think the criteria are..

i remember when i studied in shanghai in china we kept on searching for new freemail services because hotmail was blocked..

lirun
telaviv
www.emspeace.blogspot.com; 19 September, 2006 20:44
Anonymous said...: I love the fact that I can still access hi5...and orkut...and youtube... and...; 19 September, 2006 20:56
1234dsfs said...: If you are serious about blogging, think about moving to weyak ;-)

I have this strong feeling that all the major blogging sites are going to be blocked.

How long is that going to take, I dont know. What I know now is that the internet service in UAE is the most restricted in the whole of the GCC.; 19 September, 2006 21:52
pRoUd said...: how amaZing Etisilat didn't get to this blog yet, sooner or later i think it will be banned,
reason: too much criticsm.

(etisilat's new adv. portrays a youth with blue eyes, do you think its an attempt to win over customers???); 19 September, 2006 21:54
pRoUd said...: hey Ahmad, same thoughts huh!!!

but is it really that the uae has the most restrictive access....i know otherwise...at least we're not in china!; 19 September, 2006 21:55
samuraisam said...: MD: I was under the impression it was already blocked (as noted in this post), maybe I was just predicting the future...

ahmed:"If you are serious about blogging, think about moving to weyak ;-)"

I think you meant to say...

"If you are serious about doing 20-life in Al-wathba, think about moving to weyak"; 19 September, 2006 22:12
Lirun said...: i will be very sad if this blog is blocked..

it has taught me soo much over the last few weeks..

thank you to everyone..; 19 September, 2006 22:47
Anonymous said...: This Lirun is being super friendly...and he/she is posting on almost all of the blogs here (the arabic ones)...makes me uncomfortable...; 20 September, 2006 01:48
Lirun said...: haha

sorry - its normally after surfing.. i come off the waves on such a high i could be nice about anything

not sure how all my questions are so nice.. like the blocking criteria but - thanks i think.. thats kind of like a bizarre backhanded compliment..

;); 20 September, 2006 07:40
Anonymous said...: Backhanded all right...can we trust an Israeli who says nice things about us?

Something doesn't smell right.; 20 September, 2006 10:28
One Nine Seven One said...: @ Ahmed, I must agree with Sam, I dont personally want my blog moderated by Etisalat.; 20 September, 2006 11:28
Dubai-Informer said...: Hey, i also dont like the whole blocking thing, but to be fair: It is not Etisalat blocking sites, these decisions are made by the TRA (Telecom Regulatory Authority) for all Telecom providers in the UAE (right now it is only one, will change soon though). So lets just hope that the competition with "du" will bring some harder discussions about these things with the TRA.
Dubai Informer; 20 September, 2006 15:42
samuraisam said...: dubai-informer:"but to be fair: It is not Etisalat blocking sites, these decisions are made by the TRA (Telecom Regulatory Authority) for all Telecom providers in the UAE (right now it is only one, will change soon though). So lets just hope that the competition with "du" will bring some harder discussions about these things with the TRA."

Sorry. That is incorrect; Etisalat is the TRA and the TRA is Etisalat.; 20 September, 2006 17:42
secretdubai said...: Sorry. That is incorrect; Etisalat is the TRA and the TRA is Etisalat.

Rather: Etisalat is the government is the TRA is the goverment is the TRA is the government is Etisalat.

Hope that's slightly clearer.; 20 September, 2006 17:53
Lirun said...: fine.. i guess i'll just have to tone down the kumbaya/ tree-hugging/ granola eating/ lets not step on a single ant/ watch the dolphins in your tuna attitude

ps if i've missed any other attributes let me know ;); 20 September, 2006 20:58
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Anonymous said...: yeah i cant believe they blocked hi5 then unblocked it and blocked it AGAIN. as soon as i can, im going to change my isp out to Du, i hear its unlimited access, at least there's no blocking. At least they havent gotten to orkut yet, hopefully they wont and dubai's web community will grow bigger there; 05 February, 2007 20:13
Anonymous said...: Etisalat did it again!

Orkut is Blocked in UAE from today on. 26/06/2007.

What is their intention? What are they trying to achieve? Nobody knows.. im sure even they dont know what they are upto!!!!

Orkut Bolcked>>>Orkut Unblocked>>>>Then again Orkut Blocked!!!; 26 June, 2007 10:23
Anonymous said...: Hi, ORKUT was working just fine till yesterday night. all of a sudden Etisalat blocked it.I wrote to Etisalat, Gulf news & report it to google...see what happens.. lets start a campaign for Orkut. .and if some body is calling it a dating site or whatever they should block mobile phones.. because these phones are the worst X rated device the modern world has ever seen. .if you know what i mean.; 04 July, 2007 16:49
Mou said...: I don't get the logic of Blocking orkut, I have many of my mates there, just a click away from me, if it is Inappropriate contents, whole Dubai is Full of it, than Why don't you close the whole freaking thing up, don't you guys know about Diera which is worst than Amsterdam; 04 July, 2007 19:26
Mou said...: Does Media Controls the whole freaking thing, its just a article in Gulf News and the next day Orkut is blocked, why don't you guys try MySpaces :); 04 July, 2007 19:28
Anonymous said...: http://www.newgrounds.com/

is it just me or i just can't totally view this site?

this site is for flash tutorials users. and if u guys can't view it either. i would say ETISALAT IS REALLY GETTING STUPIDIER EVER.

no its not just the etisalat, its just the narrow minded people in UAE.

they should be ashmed of themselves. they should have learn that the world/people is becoming an open minded. shezz... such narrow mindeds I SWEAR!

lol if they found out this and block this. they are just pathetic.

we are all customers and paying in our own pocket. they should not block the sites. such as improving our skills (arts, computer studies, etc) now they even block bit-torrents files and the picture in myspace.com. shezz... what loserz i swear. i hope they close down someday.

i mean we all pay the internet and they just keep blocking ALMOST EVERYTHING. -_-; 09 July, 2007 23:50
Anonymous said...: i just moved too UAE today with my family and etisalats blocks are really stupid, any1 know what they block for?; 10 August, 2007 19:00
Anonymous said...: What kind of punishment is there for bypassing internet censorship?

Um, I hear in Dubai's internet city, you can sidestep the censorship, but they might watch you.

I live in America, and I kind of think it's ridiculous that a government is so insecure as to block free speech. :(

I hope to live in Dubai one day, because it's such a fast-growing city.

@ Anon above me:

The blocks are for religious reasons, reasons that it may be critical of the govt., or that they are porn.

I don't really see the big deal with porn, I mean...It's just porn..

Sorry if I offend anyone.

If Dubai wants to cater to international visitors and residents, it should work on cleaning up its censorship of media. :(; 30 September, 2007 00:52
Anonymous said...: Is FACEBOOK blogged?
Can't seem to log into it since yesterday.
I run a global minority community.. is that wrong? It's so unfair becoz I'm the creator of this group and I can't seem to access it !!

Down with Etisalat.

And if there are Sex clubs in Facebook, block that particular link !; 01 October, 2007 10:21
Anonymous said...: hhhhh guys its unbelivable ! no one can open hi5 or even porn website in UaE !! hhhh poor guys i have the solution the ultimate and etisalet cannot block it because its not a website :) hey guys kodex99@hotmail.com and its not free !
Tunisians are ThE BeST; 07 January, 2008 04:27
Anonymous said...: and as you said islamic purpose but the porn is in their life ! man did u ever visit a disco? wher is this islamic purpose? what im sure ! im using internet and accessing all website in uae normally !; 07 January, 2008 04:29
Anonymous said...: I want to go to the arab gay site but I cant. Help please. I want to www.arab-gay.com; 30 March, 2008 03:38
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thanks; 06 June, 2008 17:45
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Anonymous said...: When I was in the UAE over Christmas I was shocked (albeit, not that shocked) that literally any site to do with porn, at all, was completely blocked.

Awful. And the internet is a total rip-off over there. My dad is paying about £40/ month for pretty slow internet.; 11 January, 2009 06:39
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