Posts Tagged ‘citc’

Blocked in Saudi Arabia: respectq.net (update: unblocked)

March 15, 2010  |  Saudi Internet  |  3 Comments

Respectq.net (Google cache) looks like a normal blog and hardly any content worth blocking.

Most likely blocked for this post (Google cache) which talks about “We Hate CITC” website.

To help getting it unblocked as soon as possible fill the form at internet.gov.sa, write an email to unblock@internet.gov.sa or send a fax to +966(1)2639290.

Updated a bit.

Vox.com blocked in Saudi Arabia (update: unblocked!)

June 26, 2009  |  Saudi Internet  |  No Comments

Update: this is a record time for CITC to unblock something. They will be blocking some individual accounts who are posting questionable content of p*rnographic nature.

Vox.com is a blogging service owned by Six Apart. It is a very popular social network platform.

Unfortunately I just found out that Vox is not blocked in Saudi Arabia! The random block hammer continues at CITC. What’s next? WordPress.com?

260px-Vox-screenshot

Let’s get it unlocked as soon as possible and to do so fill the form at internet.gov.sa, write an email to unblock@internet.gov.sa or send a fax to +966(1)2639290.

Bypassing tinyurl.com block in Saudi Arabia

May 18, 2009  |  Saudi Internet  |  No Comments

tinyurl.com, a long url shortening service, has been blocked in Saudi Arabia for a very long long time. Internet.gov.sa and CITC did not give a real reason for blocking it. Even though many alternatives are available and not blocked.

Currently there are 2 methods of bypassing the block: using untiny.me, a short url parser developed by Saleh Al-Zaid or altering the url from http://tinyurl to https://tinyurl.

Abdullah has made a bookmarklet (javascript bookmark) for bypassing the block on tinyurl using the https method which can be found here. Just drag the bookmarklet to your bookmark toolbar in your browser.

That doesn’t mean that we can’t petition for tinyurl unblock. To do so fill the form at internet.gov.sa, write an email to unblock@internet.gov.sa or send a fax to +966(1)2639290.