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GatoGordo

(2,412 posts)
Wed Mar 6, 2019, 08:33 PM Mar 2019

Internet blackout in the works for CubaZuela

Bocaranda: They rehearse a "greater blackout" of the Internet in Venezuela
March 6, 2019

Oleg Kostko / 6 Mar 2019.- The journalist Nelson Bocaranda revealed on Wednesday that the ruling party is testing a total blockade of the Internet throughout Venezuela or in the main cities of the country.

"Runrun: They are rehearsing a bigger blackout of the Internet that would cover the whole country or the most important cities. That is why there is no connectivity or intermittency of signals throughout today. Cuba advises Russian experts present? Nobody says anything," said Bocaranda on his Twitter account.

On several occasions, temporary blockades to social networks and news web portals have been reported. The last one that was known was on March 4 before the arrival of Juan Guaidó to Maiquetía and his subsequent speech at the Mercedes concentration in Caracas

As reported by the Netlblocks organization, on March 4 they were blocked by Cantv Twitter and the Soundcloud audio storage service temporarily.




RUNRUN: They are rehearsing a bigger blackout of the Internet that would cover the whole country or the most important cities. That is why there is no connectivity or intermittency of signals throughout today. Cuba advises Russian experts present? Nobody says anything.


http://www.noticierodigital.com/2019/03/bocaranda-gobierno-ensaya-blackout-mayor-del-internet-venezuela/
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Internet blackout in the works for CubaZuela (Original Post) GatoGordo Mar 2019 OP
It would seem this was close but not quite accurate. Igel Mar 2019 #1
96% of Venezuela still without internet. GatoGordo Mar 2019 #2

Igel

(35,320 posts)
1. It would seem this was close but not quite accurate.
Fri Mar 8, 2019, 06:15 PM
Mar 2019

Better:

Estan ensayando un blackout mayor ... que cubriria todo el pais o las ciudades mas importantes.
They are rehearsing a bigger blackout ... that would cover the whole country or the most important cities.


Sad, actually.

 

GatoGordo

(2,412 posts)
2. 96% of Venezuela still without internet.
Sun Mar 10, 2019, 06:00 AM
Mar 2019
https://m.aporrea.org/tecno/n339229.html

09-03-19.-The Internet measurement observatory Netblocks said that after the second blackout that occurred this Saturday, March 9 at 11:38 in the morning, 96% of Venezuela is without this service, after the lack of electric power.

"Real-time data now shows that 96% of the country is offline," the observatory said on its Twitter account at noon on this March 9.


Not very subtle those Castroists!
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