Kazakhstan Disables the Internet , Telecomix Restores

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Posted by timothy on Saturday December 17, 2011 @10:55PM 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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Couldn't Resist... (Score:3, Funny)

by broginator ( 1955750 ) writes: on Saturday December 17, 2011 @11:03PM (#38413246)

Very nice!

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Re:Internet loss = BAD (Score:5, Funny)

by icebraining ( 1313345 ) writes: on Saturday December 17, 2011 @11:35PM (#38413426) Homepage

I would just curl
Not without Internet, you wouldn't!

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Re:Internet loss = BAD (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday December 18, 2011 @12:46AM (#38413788)

He still doesn't wget it....

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