Saudi Arabia blocks Blogger.com

Saudia Arabia has blocked Blogger.com. Ahmed, of Saudi Jeans reported it first on Global Voices.

Reporters Without Borders has contacted Saudi Arabia's Internet Services Unit, seeking explanation. According to RWB:

Reached by Reporters Without Borders, the ISU recognised that it had blocked access to blogger.com but did not give any reason. Blogger.com is the point of entry to the management interface for all the weblogs hosted on this tool. In other words, this is the webpage bloggers need to access to update their blogs. According to our tests, names under the blogger.com domain (for example, www.myblog.blogger.com) are not however being filtered. This means that Saudi Internet users can still access the blogs hosted on this service.

The Saudi authorities acknowledge blacklisting more than 400,000 websites. A very wide range of sites are affected, including political organisations, non-recognised Islamist movements and publications containing any kind of reference to sexuality.

Here's what you see when  you try to access a blocked webpage in Saudi Arabia:

Comments

[Antoin]

So what do you have to say when you fill in the 'unblocking form'? Guess you have to give your name and address huh!?

[hajj]

I dont think it is blocked anymore.