Comments on: Saudi Unflagger and Blocking Twitter

By: licenco

licenco — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:06:45 +0000

What can I do with Twitter?

By: The Alternatives « Saudi Jeans

The Alternatives « Saudi Jeans — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:55:26 +0000

[...] September 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment If you think SaudiFlager is not such a bad idea, brace yourself for this: NaqaTube, a website from Saudi Arabia that aims to [...]

By: Herdict Blog » Blog Archive » Saudi Arabia Reportedly Blocking Activists’ Twitter Accounts

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:25:21 +0000

[...] of two digital activists in the country: @Mashi97 and @abualkhair. Popular blogger Saudi Jeans notes: Blocking @Mashi97 was particularly strange because it came after he tweeted about having fried [...]

By: Jillian C. York

Jillian C. York — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:11:07 +0000

Would someone IN KSA mind reporting those two sites to Herdict.org? It helps us track inaccessiblity (filtering) around the globe.

By: Mohamed S.

Mohamed S. — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:25:56 +0000

As long as no one can see the updates, I don’t think CITC cares much if they update.

By: Saudi Unflagger and Blocking Twitter | Twittermazing

Saudi Unflagger and Blocking Twitter | Twittermazing — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:10:26 +0000

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By: Chiara

Chiara — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:12:19 +0000

Great idea– this type of co-opting is done routinely eg. aljazeera.com–nothing to do with the real aljazeera except intercept traffic and spout the opposite ethos.
SaudiFlagger would do the same, but to better purpose.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:01:41 +0000

As proud members of our nation, we have cause to feel offense whenever it is unfairly maligned.

However, we must far more urgently deal with a set of issues far more central to our lives.

Before we utilise time on efforts regarding issues that are unfair, I would remind us all that we should first focus on issues that cause us to be unfree.

So long as we are ruled by the clerical establishment, and all the attendant problems that are the result of such misrule, we will invite unfair and hateful comments by those who live outside our nation.

Only when we have a more normal situation will we be truly able to advocate the idea that our nation is not bizarre and backward oriented.

Thus, while I agree that it is hurtful when we are unfairly maligned, I would nevertheless state that so long as we live in our current situation of bizarre misrule asserted to be required by divine law, we ourselves invite such malignant views by outsiders.

We can and must do better.

By: Entropy

Entropy — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:02:32 +0000

I believe organizing campaigns is becoming a really trendy thing among young Saudis …. especially after some of the successful campaigns which caught the attention of the media.
I mean come on … who would turn down their 5 minutes of fame, the opportunity of being interviewed on national newspapers with a carefully chosen photo being displayed along that! not a bad thing huh?

On a serious note, campaigns here are the voice for the voiceless, in this country that has been giving the deaf ear for its youth – and its elderly for that matter- for so long it has become an essential mean for making ones voice heard.

Ask active young Saudis and they’ll tell you that:

“Yeah, go ahead -do or say that – meanwhile I’ll start organizing your freedom campaign!!”

has become a popular joke phrase among them when discussing the kinds of things one wish or want to say or do that would get him/her in trouble with the authorities!!

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:46:49 +0000

Good idea :-)