As militants in Iraq continue to seize more territory, there are reports that the Ministry of Communications has blocked various social media platforms:
Facebook blocked in #Iraq. Govt fears it was used by #ISIS to organise & mobilise
— Martin Chulov (@martinchulov) June 13, 2014
Twitter's meant to be blocked too. But I can still tweet for now. #Iraq #ISIS
— Martin Chulov (@martinchulov) June 13, 2014
And down goes Google and Youtube. All main social media platforms now blocked in #Iraq #ISIS
— Martin Chulov (@martinchulov) June 13, 2014
Confirmed: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube blocked in #Iraq by Iraqi Government. This war is now happening on social media. #ISIS #Baghdad
— Galou Gentil (@GalouGentil) June 13, 2014
#facebook blocked now in my area #Iraq #Baghdad #insm_iq #ISIS #ISIL
— Hayder Hamzoz (@Hamzoz) June 13, 2014
Twitter, Facebook and youtube to be blocked in #Iraq by MOC#insm_iq
— Ahmad Mousa (@AhmadMousaQ) June 13, 2014
Can't take away their bombs & barrels, go for their bandwidth. #ISIS“@jenanmoussa: Facebook, Youtube & twitter blocked in #Iraq. | @akhbar”
— Tarek Shehab (@tarekshehab) June 13, 2014
Whatsapp, viber, facebook and twitter seem to have been blocked in #Iraq. Welcome #ArabSpring – you were missed.
— Noor (@kelo3adi) June 13, 2014
Facebook blocked in #Iraq. This war is also happening on social media. #ISIS pic.twitter.com/sbiaED0BUR Pls use #HotspotShield #privacy
— G Craig Vachon (@c_ster) June 13, 2014
BLOCKED. Some #Iraq'is now getting this message when trying to access social networks like #Facebook / #twitter. pic.twitter.com/RozYFMYDC1
— Nader Itayim (@ncitayim) June 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/RaniaAlani/status/477458139810246657
These tweeters think the Iraqi government’s shutting down of social media is a bad idea:
Why the world not condemning #Iraq govt for blocking all #socialmedia platforms?
— MidEast Observer (@observatory_me) June 13, 2014
Report by @martinchulov that social media is being blocked in Iraq is very disturbing. No benefit from suppressing Iraqi voices even further
— Sahil V. Shah (@SahilV_Shah) June 13, 2014
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